It had to do with the state being the "Land of Lincoln". It was also one of the more prosperous states in the Northwest region.
On July 4, 1800, in preparation for Ohio's statehood, the Indiana Territory was carved out, reducing the Northwest Territory to the size of Ohio, to prepare for statehood. The Northwest Territory went out of existence when Ohio was admitted as a state on March 1, 1803
Why the Northwest Territory was the first to reach statehood? It wasn't, and it didn't. First were the original 13 colonies. Next came Vermont (March 4, 1791), Kentucky (June 1, 1792) and Tennessee (June 1, 1796). The "Territory Northwest of the River Ohio," more commonly known as the Northwest Territory, had been created on July 13, 1787. Ohio became the 17th state on March 1, 1803. It was the first state to be created out of the Northwest Territory.
Ohio
The Northwest Territory was one of the first territories of the United States. It was incorporated in 1787 by the Northwest Ordinance. It consisted of all of modern-day Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and parts of Minnesota.
Why the northwest territory was the first to reach statehood? It wasn't, and it didn't. First were the original 13 colonies. Next came Vermont (March 4, 1791), Kentucky (June 1, 1792) and Tennessee (June 1, 1796). The "Territory Northwest of the River Ohio," more commonly known as the Northwest Territory, had been created on July 13, 1787. Ohio became the 17th state on March 1, 1803. It was the first state to be created out of the Northwest Territory.
Northwest Territory
As part of the northwest ordinance the first state to be created was Ohio, although the name of the remaining area was changed to Indiana Territory. Also included were one third of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
The first settlers of the Northwest Territory were the Inuit and Dene Aboriginal groups. The first European to explore the territory were the Vikings.
that the settlers would have food from i am cookie Ok first of all I have no idea what that is... ^ So the REAL ANSWER to this is that the settlers can benefit from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 by having the right to have a petition for statehood when the population of a territory reached 60,000.
act of admission
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Land Ordinance of 1785 which divided the Northwest Territories into 10 states. Ohio was the first of these states, soon followed by Indiana and Illinois.
An act of the continental congress establishing the method of governing the Northwest Territory.