Question

Which condition would have prevented Washington Territory from becoming a state? * Ongoing efforts to expel Chinese immigrants. Inability to achieve a large enough population.

Answer 1

The ongoing efforts to expel Chinese immigrants would likely have prevented Washington Territory from becoming a state. This is because such discriminatory and exclusionary policies would have been seen as unacceptable by the federal government and would have hindered the territory's prospects for statehood. Inability to achieve a large enough population, while a potential challenge, would not necessarily have been a barrier to statehood as long as the territory met the other requirements for statehood set forth by Congress.