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In 1835, there was a conflict between Michigan and Ohio over the port of Toledo. (It was almost an entirely bloodless war) In the outcome, Ohio got the Toledo strip and the port of Toledo, mainly because it was a state at the time and Michigan was a territory. However, although it had to give up the Toledo strip, the U.S. allowed it to become a state and granted it its current Upper Peninsula. At the time, Ohio had a better benefit with having Toledo. But, with the discovery of copper and iron in the Upper Peninsula, as well as plentiful timber, Michigan gained huge profit. So now, Michigan got the better deal after all.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is what first established the territorial governments in the Great Lakes region and set a pattern for future western development. When the male population of a territory reached 5,000, it could elect a legislature and send a delegate to congress. When the population reached 60,000, the territory could enter the Union as a state, on equal status with all other states, including the original thirteen.
The process by which the United States territories attain full statehood is, at best, an inexact art.
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How did that territory become a state so quickly?
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Under the northwest ordinance of 1787a territory could apply to become a state when it had what?
A population of 60,000, free settlers to become a state.
What state is the centennial state?
True. Colorado was the only Territory to become a State in 1876 and is known as the Centennial State.
What was the last territory to become a state?
The Oregon Territory from Canada by the Transcontinental Treaty.
How big did the population of a territory have to be draw up a constitution and ask to become a state?
60,000 newtest3
Was minnesota a territory before it become a state?
It was a territory.
What year did south Australia become a territory?
It's a state, not a territory
IS Northern Territories a state?
No, it is a Territory. A territory may aspire to become a state but it depends on many factors.
Out of what territory did Indiana become a state?
ohio
Which was the last territory to become a state?
Hawaii
What is the first territory to become a state.?
michigan
How does a territory become a US state?
A territory can become a US state through an act of Congress. The territory must first apply for statehood and then go through a process to draft a state constitution. If Congress approves the statehood petition and constitution, the territory can be admitted as a new state.
To allow a territory to become a state was to what it to the union?
admit
How did that territory become a state so quickly?
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First territory to become a state?
Kentucky
How could a territory become a state after the revolution?
It had to have 60,000 free settlers. Then It asked Congress to become a state.
What is the population a territory needs to become a state?
There is no specific limit required for either the Northern territory or the Australian Capital Territory to become a state. For either territory to become a state would be a fairly straightforward matter. Australia's constitution of 1901 did (and does) allow for the admission of new states into Australia. Section 121 of the constitution states that all that is required for a new state (or, in this case, for a territory to be declared a state) is for the Federal Parliament to agree. This even means that the Parliament could admit the Northern Territory as a state whether or not the NT agreed to it.
