Question

According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?

Answer 1

Also known as the Ordinance of 1787, the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. The Northwest Territory must eventually comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five states an individual territory could be admitted to statehood in the union after having attained a population of 60,000. The ordinance of Congress called for a public university as part of the settlement and eventual statehood of the Northwest Territory by stipulating, "Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."

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