Question

Before the new territories could achieve statehood under the Northwest Ordinance, Congress had to persuade four states to give up claims to lands in the region. Which four states were forced to give up territorial claims in the region?

A) New York, Virginia, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
B) South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee
C) Massachusetts, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Rhode Island
D) Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and North Carolina

Answer 1

A) Nueva York, Virginia, Connecticut y Massachusetts New York, Virginia, Connecticut, and Massachusetts

Answer 2

Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Virginia had to give up claims on territories. The answer is A.