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What best describes a major significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1785?

A) It established a lasting peace between the United States and the American Indians.

B) It established slavery would be illegal in any new territories north of Missouri.

C) It established a process through which the United States would continue to expand.

D) It established the precedent that the president can use federal funds to purchase land.