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How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect slavery?
It stopped slavery from spreading to that area.
It prohibited teaching enslaved people how to read.
It abolished slavery throughout the nation.
It allowed enslaved people to settle in the West.
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It stopped slavery from spreading to that area.
The Northwest Ordinance (1787) banned slavery and involuntary servitude in the Northwest Territory (future OH, IN, IL, MI, WI), preventing slavery's expansion there (though it included a fugitive-slave provision).
The Northwest Ordinance (1787) banned slavery and involuntary servitude in the Northwest Territory (future OH, IN, IL, MI, WI), preventing slavery's expansion there (though it included a fugitive-slave provision).
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