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it forbade slavery above the Ohio River

it also handled the problem of how a nation should deal with its colonies. at first the old northwest would be subordinate to the national government, but when it could bolster a large enough population (around 60,000 people or so) it could qualify to become a new state with the same rights as the other states.

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