The land ordinance of 1785 provided for a) a ban on the importation of slaves into the northwest territory b) a survey of the northwest territory and its division into townships c) the procedure by which new states would be admitted to the union d) protection of indians by prohibiting white settlement west of the appalachians

The correct answer is:

B) A survey of the Northwest Territory and its division into townships.

The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a standardized system for settlers to purchase titles to farmland in the west. The Ordinance also set up a survey system that ultimately spread over most of the United States. This ordinance was predecessor of the Homestead Act in 1862.

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.

was found at b)south carolina