The confederation congress passed the land ordinance of 1785, which dealt with how land was distributed in the northwest territory. which of the following was one of the results of the land ordinance? a. immigrants from certain countries were prohibited from moving to the northwest territory/ b. the northwest territory became the most densely populated area in the u. s. americans who wanted to move to the northwest territory were given free land./ c. the national government was able to raise money as it sold land in the area.

Reynolds's political map of the united states shows free states, slave states, and areas open to be free or slave after the repeal of the missouri compromise. reynolds’s political map of the united states showing comparative area of the free and slave states following the repeal of the missouri compromise. southern states are gray. northern states and california are red. territories to the west are green. kansas is not filled. by reynolds [public domain], via wikimedia commons how is the compromise of 1850 reflected in the map?