Why did the federal government sell land in the Northwest Territory?

A. to form alliances with Great Britain and Spain

B. to form alliances with Native Americans in the Ohio Valley

c. to create a separate country with republican ideals

D. to raise money and extend society westward

The correct answer is letter B

The government sold these areas to be able to form alliances with the native Americans and the Ohio valley so they could have more allies besides the volunteers, they needed many allies to achieve their own independence, so that was the best way to achieve it.

The answer is D, the Nueces River.

Explanation:

Conflict with Mexico began when the United States annexed Texas as a state in 1845. Mexico claimed that the new border between Texas and Mexico was the Nueces River, while the United States contested the border was the Rio Grande.