This quote shows which of the following statements to be true:
Those punished for
committing a crime would
be sent to the Northwest Territory.
Involuntary servitude was legal in the
Northwest Territory.
Slavery was not allowed in the Northwest
Territory
"There shall be neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude in the said territory,
otherwise than in punishment of crimes
whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted."
--Excerpt from the Northwest Ordinance