MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Once a population of 30, 000 people was achieved with a territory
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Once a population of 60, 000 people was achieved within a territory
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Once a territory established a congress
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Once a territory had a movie theater
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Northwest Territory must eventually comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five states; an individual territory could be admitted to statehood in the union after having attained a population of 60, 000.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Northwest Ordinance chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
Detailed explanation-4: -On July 13, 1787, Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance-an act that established a framework for governing the Northwest Territory, admitting new states, and protecting the civil liberties of settlers. It also banned slavery in the new territories.