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| Land west of where white settlers lived |
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| White settlers move west onto Indian lands |
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| US land before it becomes a state |
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| imaginary lines thsat separate countries |
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| governments operated by the people in the frontier |
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| how-to guide for setting up governments in the Northwest Territory. Outlawed slavcery and gave settlers some bill or rights, religious freedom and trial by jury. |
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eventually became five states: WIMIO
Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, OHIO |
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| 3 Rules to becoming a State |
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Under 5,000 the Feds set up government
Over 5,000 You set up government, get one rep with no vote
60,000 can become a state equal to others with own constitution |
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| First western territory to become a state |
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| First stete in Northwest terrirory |
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| three factors that determined which area of the country that was settled first |
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| hard dirt that could not be farmed. the reason that the Great Plains were not settled first |
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God wants you to expand.
Expansion is a necessary thing because of population growth.
We want to spread democracy west. |
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| President in 1884 who supported Manifest Destiny |
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| Boundary agreement Polk (US) and Britian made to settle Oregon Territory |
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