Slave states.
The two mainland Australian territories are the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, both of which became territories in 1911.
Territories west of the Mississippi eventually became states.
It offered the new territories an and effective way to become states It offered the new territories an and effective way to become states
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Northwest ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance
With exception of Delaware many battles took place on their territories.
Northwest Ordience (APEX)
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The North had a majority in Congress and was able to pass laws which favoured them. As the new territories came up for statehood, the South wanted as many of these as possible to be slave states, to strengthen their position in Congress.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Because he would not allow any of the new territories to become slave-states.