MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Question
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How many people were needed for a territory to become a state?
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100
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1738
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60, 000
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10, 000
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Once sixty thousand people resided in a territory, they could apply for statehood. The people could form a constitutional convention, draft a state constitution, and then submit the document to the United States Congress for approval.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution does not specify any population requirements for statehood. The Constitution gives the authority to create states to Congress and leaves the how-to to that body. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set a population requirement of 60, 000 free adult males before a territory could become a state.
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