What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?(1 point)

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Organized settlement and government in the modern-day Midwest.
Organized settlement and government in the modern-day Midwest.

Created the state of Rhode Island.
Created the state of Rhode Island.

Placed the United States in a ton of debt.
Placed the United States in a ton of debt.

Prevented settlement and government in the modern-day Midwest.

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The correct response is:

Organized settlement and government in the modern-day Midwest.

The Land Ordinance of 1785 set up a framework for surveying and selling land in the Northwest Territory, while the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a method for admitting new states to the Union from that territory and outlined a bill of rights for the settlers.