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Enabling Act of 1802
- When
- 1802
- Where
- United States Congress
Congress accelerated Ohio's path to statehood via the Enabling Act of 1802, despite the population being below the threshold required by the Northwest Ordinance.
The Northwest Ordinance required a population of 60,000 for statehood. Ohio's population was only 45,000 in December 1801. However, Congress determined the population was growing rapidly enough to justify accelerating the process, leading to the passage of the Enabling Act in 1802.
Sources
- Ohio Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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