Q: Why did the Western Territories need to be settled SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ILL GIVE U 20 POINTS

The prospect of earning real revenue for the western territories inspired Congress to resolve the long debate over the west; the Northwest Ordinance, passed on July 13, 1787, provided for a government in the western territories, created a procedure for the formation of states, established a formal method for the new states to enter the union as equals, guaranteed the inhabitants civil and religious liberties.

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the answer would more than likely a.)falling crop prices  

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