According to the northwest ordinance of 1787, a territory could apply for statehood after it had? a. 5,000 free adult males. b. 5,000 enslaved people. c. a state legislature. d. a population of 60,000

The Northwest Ordinance, ratified July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress, established a government for the Northwest Territory, presented a system for recognizing new states to the Union from the area and cultivated a statement of rights assured in the region.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the most prominent of the three bills, set the foundation for the control of the Northwest Territory and for the recognition of its fundamental parts as states into the union.

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