Question

Which of the following provided a plan for governing western lands?

A. Continental Congress

B. Articles of Confederation

C. Land Ordinance of 1785

D. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Answer 1

D. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Step-by-step explanation:

The NorthWest Ordinance of 1787 was a bill that was passed by the Congres of the Confederation in order to create a government for the North West territories and to create a bill of rights for the settles and inhabitants of those given lands and then a plan and step necessary to accept them into the confederation if they asked for their annexation to the Union.

Answer 2

The answer for the question above is letter "D. Northwest Ordinance of 1787". Also known as the Ordinance of 1787. This chartered a government for the Northwest Territory. This provided a method for admitting new states into the Union from the territory.