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Which US territory rejected the opportunity to petition the US Congress for statehood in 1993 and 1998?
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According the northwest ordinance when might the people of a territory petition for statehood?
When the population of a territory reached 60,000 the people could petition for statehood.
Territory to state?
If you are talking about the process of a territory becoming a state, then I can help you. I'm working on it right now myself. 1.) A petition needs to be sent to the congress from the people of the territory that wants to be admitted. 2.) If the Congress honors the petition it passes an Enabling act. This authorizes the people of the territory to draw up a state constitution. 3.) This document, after it has been framed, and ratified at the polls by the people of the territory, is then submitted to congress. 4.) If Congress finds everything in order, statehood legislation is passed and signed by the President. Formal admission is signaled by presidential proclamation. Congress has been generous in granting full statehood to the home territories, in some cases even before they had acquired large populations.
How did congress deal with western lands?
They created the Northwest Ordinance in 1787. That ordinance created a single Northwest Territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. The lands were to be divided into three to five smaller territories. When the population of a territory reached 60,000, the people would petition a statehood. Each new state would come into the Union with the same rights and privileges as the original 13 states.
What did the petition sent by the first continental congress ask for?
th pentition was mad at the contrenentral congress.
The petition for Congress in December 1871 ask Congress to do?
- Requested women be heard in congress and given the right to vote.
What act states that any territory with 60000 settlers could petition congress for statehood?
The Northwest Ordinance.
According the northwest ordinance when might the people of a territory petition for statehood?
When the population of a territory reached 60,000 the people could petition for statehood.
Did a territory have to be majority white fora petition of statehood?
yes
When was the territory eligible for statehood?
When the population of a territory reached 60,000, the people could petition for statehood. ANS 2 -Northwest Territories is CANADIAN, they are not and never will be states !
When was the northwest territory eligible for statehood?
When the population of a territory reached 60,000, the people could petition for statehood. ANS 2 -Northwest Territories is CANADIAN, they are not and never will be states !
Which US territory has repeatedly been denied statehood?
I guess none have been denied. While some territories have significantly delayed petitioning for statehood, including Alaska (92 years) and Oklahoma (104 years), no valid petition for statehood has ever been denied by the U.S. Congress.
Territory to state?
If you are talking about the process of a territory becoming a state, then I can help you. I'm working on it right now myself. 1.) A petition needs to be sent to the congress from the people of the territory that wants to be admitted. 2.) If the Congress honors the petition it passes an Enabling act. This authorizes the people of the territory to draw up a state constitution. 3.) This document, after it has been framed, and ratified at the polls by the people of the territory, is then submitted to congress. 4.) If Congress finds everything in order, statehood legislation is passed and signed by the President. Formal admission is signaled by presidential proclamation. Congress has been generous in granting full statehood to the home territories, in some cases even before they had acquired large populations.
Who endorsed Minnesota to become statehood to join US?
The process for becoming a state is for the legislature of the territory to petition the US Congress for admittance to the union (United States of America). That is what the people of Minnesota did in 1858.
What stopped Puerto Rico from being 51 first state?
The people of Puerto Rico have narrowly rejected statehood in plebiscite elections on three separate occasions since 1967. There may be a fourth Plebiscite in 2012 if the current governor gets certain legislation passed. In order for a territory to become a state of the United States 5 things have to happen. 1) The territory has to have a constitution (Puerto Rico Has one of these) 2) The voting public of the territory must vote to ask for statehood. 50%+1 of the electorate must vote to request statehood. 3) The territory has to petition Congress (US House and Senate) to be accepted into the Union. 4) Congress (both houses) must pass a resolution accepting the Territory as a state. 5) The President of the United State must "certify" Statehood (sign the Congressional Resolution into Law)
Puerto Rico would need the approval of who in order to become the 51st state?
The people of Puerto Rico (through an election called a plebiscite)Congress (though legislation admitting Puerto Rico as a State - House and Senate must pass the legislation)President of the United States (Must sign the legislation admitting the territory into the union of states)
An enabling act directs any area desiring Statehood to?
Areas can petition for making themselves a state within the United States. An enabling act directs any area wishing to claim statehood to frame state constitution.
Whatallows puerto citizens to petition the US for statehood?
The US Constitution says:Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States…" -- U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, clause 2The only restriction in the Constitution is that a new state cannot be formed from the territory of another state without that state's consent. But then there's West Virginia, but that's another story.Essentially Congress can make the rules as they go along. The Constitution does not say that the rules have to be the same for everybody.Typically the following conditions must be met for statehood:--Population of the territory nust be 50,000 (not enforced when Nevada became a state)--The people of the territory must vote to petition Congress for statehood. A simple majority is needed to be considered.--The Territory must have a form of self government and adopt a state constitution (if it doesn't already have one)Puerto Rico has met two of the three requirements, but the people have yet to vote (simple majority) to petition for statehood. The several plebiscites held over the last 50 years have all narrowly favored commonwealth status and in the last election "none of the above" narrowly (by just over 1%) beat out Statehood.
