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managed to ease relations with britain. he sent john london to negotiate a treaty. in jays treaty (1794), britain agreed to remove its soldiers from american forts. some congressmen attacked the treaty, which failed to settle other issues. spain was concerned about jays treaty and how it would impact spanish territory in north america. thomas pinckneys treaty with spain (1795) settled the issue by opening the mississippi river and new orleans to american trade.the government also faced a native american crisis. tecumseh, a shawnee leader, tried to unite the native american groups in the ohio valley against the settlers there. the united states army put down this uprising at the battle of fallen timbers (1794). defeated, the native americans signed the treaty of greenville (1795), in which they agreed to leave the ohio valley.the louisiana purchasegeorge washingtons presidency ended in 1796, and john adams became the new president. he served four years before thomas jefferson was elected the third us president. under jeffersons leadership, the united states grew.in early 1803, france offered to sell the louisiana territory to the united states. buying this land would more than double the nations size. it would give western farmers the right to ship their produce down the mississippi river. but president jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution, which said nothing about the united states buying new territory.despite his doubts, jefferson agreed to purchase more land. he signed a treaty with france to buy louisiana for $15 million. the louisiana purchase gave the united states the land between the mississippi river and the rocky mountains. in the spring of 1804, meriwether lewis and william clark led an expedition to explore louisiana. they followed the missouri river to its source, crossed the rocky mountains, and finally reached the pacific ocean. the lewis and clark expedition returned in 1806 with a wealth of information about the far west.think about social studiesdirections: choose the best answer to the following question.1. the northwest ordinancea. denied a bill of rights for settlers.b. allowed for the spread of slavery.c. encouraged the sale of land to speculators.d. provided a method for petitioning for statehood.

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The Northwest Ordinance established a process for territories in the Northwest Territory to apply for statehood when their population reached a certain threshold. Option A is incorrect because it included a bill of rights for settlers. Option B is incorrect as it banned slavery in the territory. Option C is not a core provision of the ordinance.

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D. provided a method for petitioning for statehood.