Question

infer why might the framers have included standards in the constitution that each territory must meet before it could become a state?

Explanation:

The Framers likely included state - admission standards to ensure new states were stable (e.g., sufficient population for governance, economic viability), maintain equality among states (so no state had an unfair advantage), and preserve the federal system's balance (by controlling the admission process to prevent chaos or unequal power dynamics). Also, it helped in orderly territorial development, ensuring new areas had the infrastructure and governance capacity to function as states, and promoted unity by having consistent rules for all territories.

Answer:

The Framers included state - admission standards to ensure territorial stability (sufficient population, economic viability), maintain state equality, preserve federal - state balance, enable orderly territorial development, and promote national unity through consistent rules.