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How did the northwest ordinance increase sectionalism in the united states?

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The Ordinance of 1787 did the South no harm, and the North no good. Illinois, for instance, was a slave territory. Even in 1840, there were 331 slaves in Illinois.
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Answer: is D, It made slavery illegal.

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