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According to the northwest Ordinance of 1787 how could the territory become a state?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that territories could become a state once they had reached a population of 60,000 people. The first state created from this ordinance was Ohio, in 1803.
What states is in north of British Columbia?
The American state of Alaska is north of British Columbia as are the Canadian territories of Yukon the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Yukon and the Northwest Territories directly border BC on the north.
What are things about the Northwest Territories that starts with an O?
Ohio - part of the Northwest Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Ohio.
What set the standard for how territories could form state governments and apply for statehood?
the northwest ordinance
Where is gneiss likely to develop?
I believe it's in the Canadian (state/province) Northwest Territories.
Which two Canadian territories do not border the US?
Nunavut and the Northwest Territories don't border the US. Yukon borders the state of Alaska.
Which state had claims that extended into the northwest territory?
The United States was broken into territories before it was split into individual states. The state that claimed land in the Northwest Territory was Ohio.
How was the process in which the Northwest Territories became state different from how the thirteen became state?
The 13 colonies were created as states by the Declaration of Independence and the NW Territories were carved afterward by government.
What created a process for territories to become states?
A nationalbank provided a system for a territory to be a state because debt helped them get out of debt in order to buy new land.
Which state was the last one to gain statehood in the Old Northwest?
Wisconsin was the last state to gain statehood in the old northwest territories. Wisconsin gained statehood on May 29, 1848.
What set the standard for how territories could form state government and apply for statehood?
Northwest Ordinance 1787
What are thE stipulations of the northwest ordiance?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, set up the rules of states and territories. In order to become a state, they needed at least 60,000 people living in the state, a state constitution that has to be passed by congress, and a representative for the state. In order to become a territory, they needed 10,000 people living in the territory, along with boundaries, and they can send someone to congress,however they cannot vote until they become a state. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 also denies slavery and gives the people the ability to create 5-9 states, in the Ohio Valley area.
