The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided that
a. the states should retain permanent control of their western lands.
b. money from the sale of western lands should be used to promote manufacturing.
c. after sufficient population growth, western territories could be organized and then join the union as states.
d. the settlers in the Northwest could vote on whether or not they should have slavery.
e. the Old Northwest states should have permanent access to the Great Lakes water.
Answer: C