The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed the issue of statehood in the Northwest Territory by a forcing existing states to give up claims to land in the territory.
b outlining the process for forming new states in the territory.
c determining that the territory would be considered one large state.
d dividing the territory into a grid and awarding it to different states.

On july 4, 1776, thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. the declaration of independence can be compared to a break up letter because jefferson explained why america wanted its independence from king george iii. read pages 516-520 in your textbook to discover why america wanted to be an independent country. you will write your own break up letter from the colonies to king george iii. your letter needs to be at least 5-7 sentences, include the issues/events leading up to this breaking point, and why the founding fathers felt independence would be better. remember! this is a “breakup letter”, so channel your inner taylor swift and make it creative!