Before the new territories could achieve statehood under the northwest ordinance, congress had to persuade four states to give up claims to lands in the region. which four states were forced to give up territorial claims in the region?

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

detente translated to english means politics