In the near future, territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam are often discussed as potential candidates for statehood. Puerto Rico has held referendums on statehood, with recent support indicating a desire for full state status. Similarly, Guam has expressed interest in statehood, though its path is complicated by its unique political status. The District of Columbia is also a significant contender for statehood, with ongoing advocacy for its residents to gain full voting representation in Congress.
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.
Because he would not allow any of the new territories to become slave-states.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
In 1820, the Missouri Compromise allowed for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance between free and slave states. Additionally, the compromise established a boundary (36°30′ parallel) for future territories, permitting slavery in areas south of this line and prohibiting it north of it, except for Missouri. While no specific territories were officially added in 1820, this legislation had significant implications for the future admission and governance of territories in the expanding United 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.
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Northwest ordinance
Slave states.
The Northwest Ordinance
The United States has territories that they gained during the Spanish-American War. The Philippines, once a territory of the United States, was given independence 40-years after it was ceded by Spain to the United States. The current territories of the United States are Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Northern Marinara Islands, and American Samoa.
It drew a line through western territories to determine future free and slave states
Northwest Ordience (APEX)
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787