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According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 how could a territory become a state?
The first stage was that a governor, secretary and three judges were appointed by Congress. Once the population reached 5,000 the residents could elect a legislature and send a non-voting member to the nation's capitol. Finally, when the state got to 60,000 residents they could seek to become a state.
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Under the northwest ordinance of 1787a territory could apply to become a state when it had what?
A population of 60,000, free settlers to become a state.
What did the Northwest Ordinance do?
The Northwest Ordinance was a act of the Congress of the Confederation that led to the creation of theNorthwest Territory, which was the first organized territory of the United States. This territory stretched from the lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains and south of the Great Lakes and Canada, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River to Louisiana.
How big did the population of a territory have to be draw up a constitution and ask to become a state?
60,000 newtest3
What was the importance of the land ordinance of 1785?
It included a Bill of Rights
Why is 1787 important?
The congress provides for the organization of the Northwest Territory and outlines the steps that a territory must take in order to become a state. Delegates meet in Philadelphia and draft the Constitution. Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution.
According to the northwest Ordinance of 1787 how could the territory become a state?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that territories could become a state once they had reached a population of 60,000 people. The first state created from this ordinance was Ohio, in 1803.
How could a territory become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A territory could become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 by meeting certain requirements, including having a population of at least 60,000 people, establishing a republican form of government, and adopting a constitution that is approved by Congress.
What law was passed that stated how a territory would become a state?
The Northwest ordinance of 1787
The northwest ordinance of 1787 explained the rules for how the territory of Ohio could become what?
A US State.
Was slavery permitted in the Ohio territory?
Slavery was not permitted in the Ohio territory. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which established the Northwest Territory, including what would become Ohio, prohibited slavery in the region.
Under the northwest ordinance of 1787a territory could apply to become a state when it had what?
A population of 60,000, free settlers to become a state.
What long term effect did the Northwest Ordinance have on the settlement of the Great Lakes region?
The primary effect of the ordinance was; creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of United States out of the region south of Great Lakes, north and west of Ohio River, and east of Mississippi River.
What did NOT apply to the North West Ordinance of 1787?
Which is not a feature of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? 1. It prohibited slavery in the territory. 2. It established guidelines for admitting new states. 3. It encouraged public education. 4. It limited the national governments power.
How did the northwest ordinance?
It provided for the surveying of the Northwest Territory, north and west of the Ohio River as far as the Great Lakes and the Misissippi River. This established that it would eventually become states of the United States. With the ascent of the South (which wanted to avoid agricultural competition), slavery was prohibited in the states formed from the Northwest Territory. This became important with the acquisition, 16 years later, of the lands of the Louisiana Purchase.
The northwest ordinance of 1787 provided for what in the territory if the united states?
It offered the new territories an and effective way to become states It offered the new territories an and effective way to become states
What did the Northwest Ordinance do?
The Northwest Ordinance was a act of the Congress of the Confederation that led to the creation of theNorthwest Territory, which was the first organized territory of the United States. This territory stretched from the lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains and south of the Great Lakes and Canada, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River to Louisiana.
When did the Northwest Territory become a province?
it was a territory in 1870
