The Ordinance of 1784, drafted by Thomas Jefferson<span> and passed by Congress (April 23, 1784), divided the territory into a handful of self-governing districts. It </span>stipulated<span> that each district could send one representative to Congress upon its attaining a population of 20,000, and it would become eligible for statehood when its population equaled that of the least-populous existing state. (This ordinance was superseded by the Ordinance of 1787.)
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<span>The Mauryan Dyanst lasted 136 years.</span>
Answer:
Because was still a valued commodity
Explanation:
It increased the size of the United States because it was based on the idea that America was destined by God to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in other words, it encouraged many to expand west.
hope this helps i actually just learned about this in class :)
