The land ordinance of 1785 was a federal law passed by Congress. It allowed for the sale of lands in the new Northwest territory.
It is a huge amount of land that was given to the USA in 20 august 1785.
The land ordinance of 1785 was created to divide the land that had been acquired by the U.S..
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False: Land Ordinance of 1785 described how the western territories was to be governed.
The purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 was essentially to repay the debt from the Revolution by surveying and selling lands in the northwest territories.
It was used in 1785 to settle more land outside of the thirteen states by using population.
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How the Land Ordinance of 1785 worked is they split acres of land into 36 square miles each. Then each piece of land was sold for a $1.
The Land Ordinance of 1785
Land Ordinance of 1785
subdividing and selling land in the north west territory