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Under the ordinance, slavery was forever outlawed from the lands of the Northwest Territory, freedom of religion and other civil liberties were guaranteed, the resident Indians were promised decent treatment, and education was provided for.
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The extensive and deep penetrating system of rivers inside the continent helped and facilitated the explorations in it.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The deep rooted river systems facilitated the exploration of many coastal regions which were deep inside North America as the European explorers usually travelled in ships. The Mississippi being one of the most important and extensive example of such rivers.
Columbus who is credited the most to the exploration of North America too was able to access it through the coasts and the central American river coasts starting with the Bahamas, Cuba and Hispaniola and spreading to Trinidad and Tobago.
The Potsdam Conference was attended by the "Big Three": Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Winston Churchill of Great Britain, and Harry S. Truman of the United States. These leaders had a sense that the war would soon end and the Allies would be victors, so the whole purpose of this conference was to plan what would happen after World War II ended. They discussed issues such as the German economy, punishment for war criminals (especially Nazis), as well as land boundaries and reparations.
