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∙ 12y agoLand was set aside because it reflected the belief of the nation's leaders that democracy depended on education.
Land was set aside because it reflected the belief of the nation's leaders that democracy depended on education.
Land was set aside because it reflected the belief of the nation's leaders that democracy depended on education.
A section of land was set aside to support public schools under the land ordinance of 1785 because, it reflected the belief of the nation's leaders that democracy depended on education. -Shanaynay77 16th section also known as the school section.
Under the land ordinance of 1785, surveyors were to divide public lands into townships, 6 miles on each side. This would result in a grid, 1 mile on each side. These 36 sections would be sold for no less than $1 an acre. Within each township, one section was set aside to support schools. This reflection the belief of the nation,s leaders that democracy depends on education. Thomas Jefferson later wrote : " If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."_Thomas jefferson, letter to charles Yancey, 1816
A section of land was set aside to support public schools under the land ordinance of 1785 because, it reflected the belief of the nation's leaders that democracy depended on education. -Shanaynay77 16th section also known as the school section.
William R. Marsh has written: 'North to the future: the Alaska Department of Education and education in Alaska, 1785-1967' -- subject(s): Education
1/4 of the territory was made for public buildings such as schools.
Governed nation during the war. Passed the land ordinance of 1785. Passed the northwest ordinance.
Considering that the real Illuminati broke up in 1785, the leaders of Saudi Arabia are not Illuminati. However, conspiracy theorists like to allege that the Saudi leadership is part of some international conspiracy, because all leaders must be part of a conspiracy.
Partitions - Poland was divided between Russia, Prussia (Germany) and Austro-Hungarian Empire
the ordinance of 1785 and the northwest ordinance opened the way for settlement of the Northwest Territory in a stable and orderly manner