The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 Represented an Attempt to

question 107

Multiple Choice

The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to

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

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