The correct answer is C. the Northwest Ordinance. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a framework for the governance of the Northwest Territory and abolished slavery in that region, which included modern-day states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide the issue of slavery for themselves, which effectively overturned the prohibition against slavery established by the Northwest Ordinance in their respective areas.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed the people in those territories to decide on the issue of slavery for themselves. Previously, slavery had been abolished in this area as a result of which legislation?
A.
the Compromise of 1850
B.
the Missouri Compromise
C.
the Northwest Ordinance
D.
the Indian Removal Act
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