MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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The state could write its own Constitution when?
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The district population reached 70, 000 free citizens, the territory could be admitted to the United States as a new state.
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The district population reached 60, 000 free cats, the territory could be admitted to the United States as a new state.
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The district population reached 80, 000 free citizens, the territory could be admitted to the United States as a new state.
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The district population reached 60, 000 free citizens, the territory could be admitted to the United States as a new state.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But the ordinance included a prohibition against slavery, provision for a democratic system of inheritance, and a bill of rights. No less than three nor more than five states should be formed from the territory. A minimum population of sixty thousand was required for statehood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Provisions of the Northwest Ordinance presaged several provisions of the Constitution and the First Amendment and announced a prohibition of slavery in the states to be formed out of the territories.
Detailed explanation-3: -Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.
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