What law created the process for a territory to become a state

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What law created the process for a territory to become a state

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Dexter Campbell · Answer 1

When the people of a territory or a region there of have grown to a sufficient population and make their desire for statehood known to the federal government, in most cases congress passed an enabling act authorizing the people of that territory or region to frame a proposed state constitution as a step toward admission.