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When passed, the Land Ordinance of 1785 applied to the "Northwest Territory" ceded mostly by Virginia to the United States, which included all land west of Pennsylvania and north of the Ohio River extending west to the Mississippi River. This included all or parts of the present-day states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The 1785 ordinance provided for the survey of these public lands and their division into townships, sections, etc for sale by the government. This came to be known as the Public Land Survey System, or PLSS.
As the country expanded, the provisions of the land ordinance were expanded as well. The only exception was Texas, which had been an independent republic before entry into the union. So, with the exception of the original 13 states, Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas, the entire United States was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the PLSS.
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What group was negatively affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?
Native Americans
Which ordinance sold government land in the west to encourge settlement?
The Land Ordinance of 1785
Why was the land of ordinance of 1785 important?
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was important because it created the Northwest Territory. President Washington signed the ordinance on August 7, 1789.
What was the Articles of Confederation strengths?
Some strengths of the AOC were they established congress, the northwest ordinance, and the 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 was the land of ordinance of 1785 created by?
Township
Was the purpose of the land ordinance of 1785?
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.
What did the land ordinance of 1785 abd northwest ordinance have in common?
It was used in 1785 to settle more land outside of the thirteen states by using population.
True or false The land ordinance of 1785 described how the northwest territory was to be governed?
False: Land Ordinance of 1785 described how the western territories was to be governed.
Legislation passed by Congress authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of the country?
the land ordinance of 1785
Land under the Land Ordinance of 1785 cost?
one dollar an acre
How much were the Acres of land under the Land Ordinance of 1785?
1 dollar
