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This was the first territory of which the General Government had exclusive control, and the prompt prohibition of slavery therein by the Ordinance of 1787 is an important and significant fact.
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Blaine highlights the significance of the Ordinance of 1787 in prohibiting slavery in the first territory under U.S. control.
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