The factor that determined whether a territory could become a state, as stated in the passage, is the total population. Specifically, a territory could draft its own constitution and ask to join the Union when its population reached 60,000.
Which factor determined whether a territory could become a state?
Read the passage below and then answer the question that follows:
To form a political system for the region, Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The ordinance established the Northwest Territory, which included areas that are now in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Northwest Ordinance created a system for bringing new states into the Union. Congress agreed that the Northwest Territory would be divided into several smaller territories with a governor appointed by Congress. When the population of a territory reached 60,000, its settlers could draft their own constitution and ask to join the Union.
Which factor determined whether a territory could become a state?
number of slaves
total population
number of townships
land area
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