Which of the following statements was a law established by the Northwest Ordinance?
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Responses
Only territories with a population of at least 60,000 could apply for statehood.
Only territories with a population of at least 60,000 could apply for statehood.
The educational system would be paid for by the central government.
The educational system 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 inferior to established states for their first 20 years.
1 answer
The correct statement established by the Northwest Ordinance is:
Only territories with a population of at least 60,000 could apply for statehood.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set forth a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and one of the conditions was that the population must reach at least 60,000.
