Slavery forbidden in the Northwest Territory. Slavery and involuntary servitude were forbidden in the Northwest Territory, thereby making the Ohio River a natural dividing line between the free and slave states of the country.
Slavery was forbidden in the Northwest Territory. Slavery and involuntary servitude were also forbidden in the Northwest Territory. Ohio River was made a natural dividing line the land of the free slaves and the slave states of the country. A unanimous consent from the states was made to protect the slaves from being the victims of slavery.
