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Why did Congress decide to pass the land ordinance of 1785 which divided western lands into townships?
Congress wanted to organize and sell the lands
Why was a section of public land set aside to support public schools under the Land of Ordinance of 1785?
Under the. Land of Ordinance,of 1785, surveyors were to divide public lands into townships, 6 miles on each side. This would result in a grid squares.
How were western lands divided by the land of ordinance of 1785?
Land was to be systematically surveyed into square townships, six miles (9.656 km) on a side. Each of these townships were sub-divided into thirty-six sections of one square mile (2.59 km²) or 640 acres.
What was the division of land in the Northwest Territory into townships?
Land Ordinance of 1785
What did the land ordinance of 1785 divide the western lands into?
The land ordinance of 1785 was created to divide the land that had been acquired by the U.S..
What the Land Ordinance of 1785 did?
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
What problem did the land ordinance of 1785 solve?
Under this law , western lands were divided into six-mile squares called townships
The US Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of?
Townships
What divided western lands into townships?
the land ordinace
What divided western land into townships back in colonial days?
The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for the land to be divided.
What did the land ordinants of 1785 do?
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
What law divided the northwest territory into townships having 36 sections each?
The Land Ordinance of 1785.
What beliefs did the nation leaders have about education in 1785?
under the land ordinance of 1785 surveyors were divide public lands into townships, 6 miles on each side.
Why did Congress decide to pass the land ordinance of 1785 which divided western lands into townships?
Congress wanted to organize and sell the lands
According to the Land Ordinance of 1785 land in the Northwest Territory was to be surveyed and divided into 36-square mile townships. Each township was divided into 36 sections. In each township one s?
for natives
How were the western lands divide by the Ordinance of 1785?
Land was to be systematically surveyed into square townships, six miles (9.656 km) on a side. Each of these townships were sub-divided into thirty-six sections of one square mile (2.59 km²) or 640 acres.
Why was a section of public land set aside to support public schools under the Land of Ordinance of 1785?
Under the. Land of Ordinance,of 1785, surveyors were to divide public lands into townships, 6 miles on each side. This would result in a grid squares.
