Chapter 5 Review - russell.k12.ky.us

Southerners wanted slaves to be counted as part of their state populations. The banning of slavery in some state constitutions were significant because it marked the beginnings . of. the. Abolitionist movement. Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, a territory could apply to become a state when it. had. 60,000 settlers and a drafted constitution. ................
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