Question

How did the Northwest Ordinance increase sectionalism in the United States?

A) It put the territory under one government.
B) It ensured religious freedom.
C) It laid out a way for territories to become states.
D) It made slavery illegal.

Answer 1

D) It made slavery illegal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer D

Explanation:The Confederation Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and under article VI of the Ordinance, it prohibited slavery which enraged the southern states and thus the sectionalism tendencies increased in the United States which remained there till the end of Civil war.

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