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Responses
Slavery was permitted in the territory, setting a precedent that would later please southerners.
Slavery was permitted in the territory, setting a precedent that would later please southerners.
Citizens were guaranteed freedom of religion, trial by jury, and the rights of the common law.
Citizens were guaranteed freedom of religion, trial by jury, and the rights of the common law.
Indians were expected to give up their land and relocate elsewhere.
Indians were expected to give up their land and relocate elsewhere.
Congress followed the British model of keeping colonies in permanent subordination.
Congress followed the British model of keeping colonies in permanent subordination.
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The correct response reflecting Thomas Jefferson's ideas in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is:
Citizens were guaranteed freedom of religion, trial by jury, and the rights of the common law.
Thomas Jefferson was a strong advocate for individual rights and liberties, including religious freedom and the rule of law, and these principles were echoed in the Northwest Ordinance.
