Question

ANSWER ASAP!!!!!!!! The passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 meant that _____.

A. groups of townships could petition to become states

B. the United States was now claiming territory that was also claimed by Britain

C. settlers and investors could buy formerly public lands

D. public lands would be auctioned to the highest bidders

Answer 1

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Answer 2

B. the United States was now claiming territory that was also claimed by Britain

• The Land Ordinance of 1785 was passed by the U.S. Congress under the Articles of Confederation. It laid out the process by which lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were to be surveyed and sold. The method of creating townships and sections within townships was used for all U.S. land after 1785.