Question 7 of 17 How did the Northwest Ordinance influence the expansion of the United
States?
A. It outlawed slavery in all future territories the United States might
claim.
B. It immediately added five new states to the country,
C. It made it clear that people living in U. S. territories had the same
rights as people living in established states.
D. It allowed American Indians to become full citizens of the United
States.

Correct answer is C. It made it clear that people living in U.S. territories had the same rights as people living in established states.

Explanation:

Option A is not correct as although slavery was prohibited in this Northwestern territories, that didn't meant that some new territories that were to enter United States had to prohibit slavery.

Option B is also not correct as states in these area were created a couple of years after the Ordinance was declared.

Option C is correct as the document stress out that all states would be equal in their rights.

Option D is not correct as the Ordinance has a bad effect on the Natives.

congress was not thoroughly prohibiting states from funding religious schools.