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In the late 1780s, land in the Northwest Territory appealed mostly to
slave owners, because regulations were less strict there.
explorers, because parts of the country were still unknown.
farmers, because there was great potential for growing crops.
business owners, because it consisted of urban developments.
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farmers, because there was great potential for growing crops.
The Northwest Territory (organized by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787) offered surveyed, relatively inexpensive, fertile land in the Ohio Valley and surrounding areas, which attracted settlers looking to farm. (Slavery was actually prohibited there, and it was not primarily an urban or slaveholding region.)
The Northwest Territory (organized by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787) offered surveyed, relatively inexpensive, fertile land in the Ohio Valley and surrounding areas, which attracted settlers looking to farm. (Slavery was actually prohibited there, and it was not primarily an urban or slaveholding region.)
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