How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?

The Northwest Ordinance established policies for the creation of new states and the admitting of those states into the confederation. The law accelerated westward expansion. The law established that all states would be equal, regardless of when they were established.

Explanation:

B. It provided policies for acquiring territory from American Indian tribes.

Explanation:

a, c, & d are correct:

they wanted lands to settle the extra population.

they wanted new markets for english goods.

they wanted to avoid civil war.

the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.