The northwest ordinance of 1787 is significant because it
a) guaranteed universal suffrage.
b) gave free land to all settlers.
c) balanced the number of free and slave states in the union.
d) included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.

The picture below shows president richard nixon and the first lady standing before the great wall of china in 1972. they are smiling - as are the chinese with them. when this picture was shown on american television, americans were aware that it was a historic moment. what are two reasons why this moment was important for both china and the united states?