Correct answer is C. It made it clear that people living in U.S. territories had the same rights as people living in established states.
Explanation:
Option A is not correct as although slavery was prohibited in this Northwestern territories, that didn't meant that some new territories that were to enter United States had to prohibit slavery.
Option B is also not correct as states in these area were created a couple of years after the Ordinance was declared.
Option C is correct as the document stress out that all states would be equal in their rights.
Option D is not correct as the Ordinance has a bad effect on the Natives.
