The United States Congress adopted "The Land Ordinance of 1785" on May 20, 1785. At that time Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the citizens of the United States of America. Therefore, the main goal of the ordinance was to raise money through selling land of the colonies acquired from Britain.Also,<span>It helped promote education in newly acquired territory. Therefore,as a conclusion,the best answer is option </span><span>A)It helped promote education in newly acquired territory.</span>
Congress passed the Ordinance of 1785 to ensure organized settlement of the "Old Northwest," the region of land that lay northwest of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes. The ordinance laid out a scheme for surveying and partitioning the land into townships of 6 square miles and each township into 36 units of 1 square mile (640 acres).
The correct answer is D. It enabled organized expansion of American boundaries.
