Which documents established the principles of surveying property and ownership, thereby allowing for the admission of new states into the Union?

A

Constitution of Massachusetts (1780), U.S. Constitution (1789)

B

Mayflower Compact (1620), Articles of Confederation (1781)

C

Common Sense (1776), Declaration of Independence (1776)

D

Land Ordinance (1785), Northwest Ordinance (1787)