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Before the Northwest Ordinance, there was no method of allowing a territory to become a?

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Step 1: When territory was just being settled, congress would appoint a governor, a secretary, and 3 judges. Step 2:Once the territory had 5,000 free adult male settlers, it could elect a legislature. Step 3:When the free population reached 60,000, the territory could ask to become a state.

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