it was the northwest ordinace
At Federation, in 1901, Australia had six states. The two territories were established in 1911.
northwest ordinance of 1787
Northwest ordinance
The precedent established by the Northwest Ordinance was the equality of new states with old states. The act was passed on July 13, 1787.
One factor that influenced expansion of the U.S. was the occupation of the nearby territories by foreign countries.
It established federal standards for the entry and expansion of foreign banks in the United States
Northwest Ordience (APEX)
The states which initially formed the Confederate States of America seceded because of differences with the North regarding tariffs on imported goods and the expansion of slavery in the western territories.
Westward expansion created territories that eventually wished to become States. Every application for Statehood prior to the Civil War increased sectional tension because of the need to balance "free" and "slave" States in Congress.
It established federal standards for the entry and expansion of foreign banks in the United States
It allowed more goods to come in from the East.
In the US, territories were established by law for national areas not yet administered by states. They included the Northwest Territory (Midwest), the Louisiana Territory (central US), and various territories which later joined the union as states (the last being Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii). Puerto Rico and several other islands remain territories of the US. In other governments, territories are also non-states with rights and government different from states. These include Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories (Canada), and Australia's Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, and Tasmania.