land ordinance of
The Public Land Survey System
Congress wanted to organize and sell the lands
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.
When then western lands of the colonies were divided into 6-mile squares called townships. Then each township was divided into 36 sections of 640 acres each. Then each section could be sold to settlers.
there wasn't any western colonies. there were western territories.
the land ordinace
The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for the land to be divided.
The Public Land Survey System
Under this law , western lands were divided into six-mile squares called townships
Congress wanted to organize and sell the lands
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.
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.
When then western lands of the colonies were divided into 6-mile squares called townships. Then each township was divided into 36 sections of 640 acres each. Then each section could be sold to settlers.
The Northwest Territory
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there wasn't any western colonies. there were western territories.
In the early nineteenth century, life in the western territories was characterized by