which of the following options best describes the Northwest ordinance? select all that apply. a. it outlawed slavery in the newly gained Northwest territory. b. it allowed for slavery in the newly gained Northwest Territory. c. it allowed for the Northwest Territories to join existing state boundaries. d. it forbids States from adding the Northwest Territory to its existing boundaries.

a. it outlawed slavery in the newly gained Northwest territory.

c. it allowed for the Northwest Territories to join existing state boundaries.