By representing their gods, that the king was chosen by gods
<span>They did not want the Supreme court to have this power, the two men were political enemies hope this helps</span>
According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, a territory could apply for statehood after it had reached a population of 60,000. However the Northwest Ordinance was used, so that states outside of this territory and only a couple of these states could still use slavery, as this was an early abolition mechanism.