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Some strengths of the AOC were they established congress, the northwest ordinance, and the land ordinance of 1785.
The land ordinance called for surveyors to stake out six-mile-square plots, called townships, in the western land. The northwest ordinance described how this land they established would be governed. (it ended up gaining rights to self-government)
Yes, the Land Ordinance of 1787 required land taxes from the Northwest.
Yes, the Land Ordinance of 1787 required land taxes from the Northwest.
In the course of passing the Northwest Ordinance, the states gave up claims to land in what was then the West. This land was administered by the United States government, instead of the states', and so established federal administration of territories. The ordinance dealt with the question of the admission of new states. It also dealt, though without complete success, with the issue of the extension of slavery. There is a link below to an article on the Northwest Ordinance.
It established the process for how the U.S. would expand westward.
It is the Northwest Ordinance
It established a system of surveying and distributing Western land, promoting migration while mitigating frauds and scams.
Land System.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was important because it created the Northwest Territory. President Washington signed the ordinance on August 7, 1789.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787