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American settlers moved west all throughout the 1700s. In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created by Congress. The territory covered lands stretching across what is now Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The town of Marietta served as the first territorial capital.
Identify the sentence in the paragraph which is written in passive voice.

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American settlers moved west all throughout the 1700s.
American settlers moved west all throughout the 1700s.

The territory covered lands stretching across what is now Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
The territory covered lands stretching across what is now Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created by Congress.
In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created by Congress.

The town of Marietta served as the first territorial capital.

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The sentence written in passive voice is:

"In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created by Congress."