Question

What act set the tone for the westward expansion of the United States of America by establishing that new states would be formed and admitted to the United States, instead of allowing existing states to expand their territory? A) the Compromise of 1850 B) the Northwest Ordinance C) the Missouri Compromise D) the Kansas-Nebraska Ordinance

Answer 1

Answer: B) the Northwest Ordinance

Explanation: The Northwest Ordinance is the reason that the US has fifty states of varying size instead of 20 states with vast land. This act established the procedure by which new territories could become part of the United States.

Answer 2

B) the Northwest Ordinance

The Northwest Ordinance was adopted in July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress. It laid the basis for the government of the Northwest Territory and for the admission of its constituent parts as states into the union.