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Which of the following requirements had to be met before a state could be formed in the Northwest Territory?

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Answer: The Northwest Ordinance required that once a territory had 5,000 settlers, they would be able to send a non-voting representative to Congress. Also, once a territory amassed 60,000 settlers they would be entitled to apply for statehood.

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The Northwest Ordinance stipulated the creation of at least three but not more than five states out of the Northwest Territory. Once sixty thousand people resided in a territory, they could apply for statehood.

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