Asked by Ashley Downing on Apr 28, 2024
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Congress nearly passed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have prohibited slavery throughout the West.
Ordinance of 1784
A law drafted by Thomas Jefferson that regulated land ownership and defined the terms by which western land would be marketed and settled; it established stages of self-government for the West. First Congress would govern a territory; then the territory would be admitted to the Union as a full state.
Slavery
A system where individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom and compelled to work without wages.
- Explore the consequences of judicial and societal progressions in the late eighteenth century on the rights and freedoms of individuals.
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Cheyanne GrassMay 04, 2024
Final Answer :
True
Explanation :
Thomas Jefferson proposed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have banned slavery in the new territories after 1800, but it was narrowly defeated.
Learning Objectives
- Explore the consequences of judicial and societal progressions in the late eighteenth century on the rights and freedoms of individuals.