MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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Question
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What was the first step in the process to gain statehood under the Northwest ordinance?
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Congress appointed a group of leaders including a governor and judges
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slavery would not be allowed
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when 60, 000 people lived there, it could write a constitution and apply for statehood
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When the white male population reached 5, 000 a territory could have a legislature
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A law was enacted by the federal government that established the Indiana Territory. February 19, 1803. Ohio became the first state formed from the Northwest Territory. Ohio entered the Federal Union as the seventeenth state.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Northwest Ordinance established three stages for territorial government. In the first stage, Congress would appoint a governor, secretary, and three judges to make laws for a territory. Once a territory had 5, 000 male settlers, it entered the sec-ond stage. They could elect a legislative assembly.
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