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According to the Northwest Ordinance, how did a territory become a state? How did the Northwest Ordinance increase sectionalism in the United States?

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that the answer ^^ __

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Answer:

Once sixty thousand people resided in a territory, they could apply for statehood. The people could form a constitutional convention, draft a state constitution, and then submit the document to the United States Congress for approval.

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