Question

What was a significant provision of the Northwest Ordinance? It ceded the Great Lakes region to Canada. It banned non-Christian religions. It provided government money for public schools. It banned slavery in the new territories.

Answer 1

Answer: It ceded the Great Lakes region to Canada.

Explanation:

The Northwest Ordinance, was adopted in 1787, and it gave a method by which new states will be admitted to the union. The Northwest Ordinance came into place in order to ban every form of slavery and also protect the freedom of people.

A significant provision of the Northwest Ordinance was that it ceded the Great Lakes region to Canada.