The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to

A. facilitate the formation and admission of new states into the union.
B. eliminate slavery in the western states.
C. gain redress from the English at the expense of Native Americans.
D. compromise on the question of slavery expanding into the territories.
E. enhance the power of the central government.


Answer: A

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