The Northwest Ordinance __________
A) allowed slaveholders already living in the region west of the Appalachian Mountains to keep their slaves
B) banned slaves and slave masters from the region west of the Appalachian Mountains
C) permitted the practice of slavery throughout the region west of the Appalachian Mountains
D) granted freedom to all fugitive slaves arriving in the region west of the Appalachian Mountains
Answer: A
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