Under the Articles of Confederation, western lands would be:
A) divided up among the existing states
B) free of slavery
C) recognized as belonging to the Indians
D) owned by the national government
E) extended to the Pacific

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The Articles of Confederation stated that any western lands acquired by the United States would be owned by the national government. This policy was known as the Land Ordinance of 1785, and it provided for the surveying and selling of western lands to settle the Revolutionary War debt and encourage westward migration.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Western Lands Would Be