Slavery<span> and </span>involuntary servitude were forbidden<span> in the </span>Northwest Territory<span>, </span>thereby making<span> the </span>Ohio River<span> a </span>natural dividing line between<span> the </span>free<span> and </span>slave states<span> of the </span>country.Unanimous consent<span> from the </span>states<span> was </span>required<span> for the </span>Northwest Ordinance<span> to be </span>passed<span>. </span>
The Americans were huge areas of fertile land, and the European powers needed people to work on its fields. African slaves were a cheap and abundant solution.
He uses thinsg like I have a dream which means that he has envisioned a etter land with understanding people that rule it.