The provisions against slavery refer to the specific regulations and restrictions included in the Northwest Ordinance that prohibited the practice of slavery in the newly organized territories of the United States.
Related terms
Missouri Compromise: This was an agreement passed by Congress in 1820 that maintained a balance between slave states and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Compromise of 1850: It was a package of legislation passed by Congress to address issues related to slavery, including California's admission as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act.
Kansas-Nebraska Act: This act allowed residents in Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide for themselves whether they would allow slavery within their borders through popular sovereignty.