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 ...

D. Townshend Acts

The Townshend Acts levied taxes on British imports entering the colonies, including glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The Acts were named after Charles Townshend, the British chancellor of the Exchequer.
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