Which of the following would be made possible due to the creation of the northwest ordinance? a.) trade with the west via the erie canal. b.) construction of the transcontinental railroad. c.) the open door policy. d.) the assembly line.

A.) Trade with the West via the Erie Canal.

The Northwest Ordinance, adopted in July 13, 1787 by the Second Continental Congress, created a government for the Northwest Territory. It also provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory and listed a bill of rights. Additionally, this document enabled trade with the West via the Erie Canal. This eventually allowed the country to expand to the Pacific.

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.

four sitting presidents have been assassinated while in office but the first was abraham lincoln,