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VHow did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 contribute to the expansion of the United States?


It allowed states to expand their borders without restrictions.


It prohibited the creation of new states in the Northwest Territory.


It established a process for territories to become states.


It required all new states to adopt the Articles of Confederation.

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It established a process for territories to become states.

Briefly: the Ordinance set rules for territorial government and population thresholds (e.g., 60,000) and steps for admitting territories as equal states, which guided U.S. westward expansion.