Question

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What are some of the major provisions of the Northwest Ordinance? How
could a territory become a state?

Answer 1

"As the first step toward statehood, each territory had to appoint a governor, a secretary, and three judges. Second, as soon as there were five thousand male residents in the territory, they could elect a legislature and a delegate to Congress." (encyclopedia.com)

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The following three principal provisions were ordained in the document: (1) a division of the Northwest Territory into "not less than three nor more than five States"; (2) a three-stage method for admitting a new state to the Union—with a congressionally appointed governor, secretary, and three judges to rule in the ...