Question

How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 affect westward expansion?

Settlers built homesteads west of the Mississippi River.

Settlers occupied more of the territory east of the Mississippi.

Settlers had to follow the Oregon Trail to reach their new lands.

Settlers had to live along the Mississippi River.

Answer 1

settlers built homesteads west of the Mississippi River, it cannot be the oregon trail option because the northwest ordinance was established 1780s and the trail was established/used 1840s-1860s

Answer 2

C. Settlers had to follow the Oregon Trail to reach their new lands