Briefly describe ONE specific historical similarity between the United States settlement of the Northwest Territory and the settlement of the land acquired through the Louisiana Purchase.

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Explanation:

The Northwest Ordinance led in creating of five new states under the Northwest Territory. The five states included Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

The Louisiana Purchase led to the beginning of the westward expansion, allowed settlers to settle in the West.

Both the settlements, the Northwest Territory and the Louisiana Purchase, related to the land.  Both allowed the United States to occupy wast land towards the West.

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