Question
According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, what were the three stages for a region to become a state?
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The Northwest Ordinance set a three-stage process:
1. Territorial stage — Congress appointed a governor, secretary, and judges to administer the territory under congressional authority.
2. Territorial legislature stage — When the territory had about 5,000 free male inhabitants it could elect a legislature and send a non‑voting delegate to Congress; the locally elected government handled most local laws subject to Congress.
3. Statehood stage — When the free population reached about 60,000 the territory could draft a state constitution and apply to Congress for admission as a state on an equal footing with the original states.
1. Territorial stage — Congress appointed a governor, secretary, and judges to administer the territory under congressional authority.
2. Territorial legislature stage — When the territory had about 5,000 free male inhabitants it could elect a legislature and send a non‑voting delegate to Congress; the locally elected government handled most local laws subject to Congress.
3. Statehood stage — When the free population reached about 60,000 the territory could draft a state constitution and apply to Congress for admission as a state on an equal footing with the original states.