One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
A) set aside a section of each township for education.
B) abolished slavery in all of the United States.
C) prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest.
D) kept power in the national government.
E) established a commission to determine the extent of a need for a Bill of Rights.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest, which was a significant and forward-thinking provision for that time.

One of the Most Farsighted Provisions of the Northwest Ordinance