<P> The most significant intended purpose of this legislation was its mandate for the creation of new states from the region . It provided that at least three but not more than five states would be established in the territory , and that once such a state achieved a population of 60,000 it would be admitted into representation in the Continental Congress on an equal footing with the original thirteen states . The first state created from the Northwest Territory was Ohio , in 1803 , at which time the remainder was renamed Indiana Territory . The other four states were Indiana , Illinois , Michigan , and Wisconsin . A portion ( about a third ) of what later became the state of Minnesota was also part of the territory . </P>
<P> The most significant intended purpose of this legislation was its mandate for the creation of new states from the region . It provided that at least three but not more than five states would be established in the territory , and that once such a state achieved a population of 60,000 it would be admitted into representation in the Continental Congress on an equal footing with the original thirteen states . The first state created from the Northwest Territory was Ohio , in 1803 , at which time the remainder was renamed Indiana Territory . The other four states were Indiana , Illinois , Michigan , and Wisconsin . A portion ( about a third ) of what later became the state of Minnesota was also part of the territory . </P>
how could a territory become a state according to the northwest ordinance of 1787
how could a territory become a state according to the northwest ordinance of 1787
once such a state achieved a population of 60,000 it would be admitted into representation in the Continental Congress on an equal footing with the original thirteen states
once such a state achieved a population of 60,000 it would be admitted into representation in the Continental Congress on an equal footing with the original thirteen states