The correct response is:
Only territories with a population of at least 60,000 could apply to become states.
This was a provision in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which established a system for admitting new states from the Northwest Territory.
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Which of the following statements was a law established by the Northwest Ordinance?(1 point)
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Only territories with a population of at least 60,000 could apply to become states.
Only territories with a population of at least 60,000 could apply to become states.
Education would be paid for by the central government.
Education would be paid for by the central government.
Anyone who escaped slavery would be guaranteed freedom.
Anyone who escaped slavery would be guaranteed freedom.
New states would be considered "less than" established states for their first 20 years.
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Which of the following statements was a law established by the Northwest Ordinance?(1 point)
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Only territories with a population of at least 60,000 could apply to become states.
Only territories with a population of at least 60,000 could apply to become states.
Education would be paid for by the central government.
Education would be paid for by the central government.
Anyone who escaped slavery would be guaranteed freedom.
Anyone who escaped slavery would be guaranteed freedom.
New states would be considered "less than" established states for their first 20 years.
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