Land in the Northwest Territory was allocated through the Land Ordinance of 1785, which established a systematic survey and division of the territory into townships and sections. Each township consisted of 36 sections, each measuring one square mile. The government sold these sections to settlers, with some reserved for public use, such as schools. This organized approach aimed to facilitate orderly settlement and development in the region.
Different groups claim rights to settle in the land of the northwest territory because they won the war.
The Northwest Territory was acquired on July 13, 1787. It continued to be identified as the Northwest Territory until March 1, 1803 when it was admitted into the Union as the state of Ohio. The Northwest Ordinance was established in 1787 to run the territory and establish rules for statehood.
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 outlined the boudaries of the Northwest Territory, but the Appalachian Mountains was not part of the bounday description. The Northwest Territory is made out of the region south of the Great Lakes , north and west of the Ohio River.
The setters were taking their land.
The government law calling for surveying of land in the Northwest Territory was the Land Ordinance of 1785.
Different groups claim rights to settle in the land of the northwest territory because they won the war.
It established the process for how the U.S. would expand westward.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
To protect their land
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Northwest Territory was acquired on July 13, 1787. It continued to be identified as the Northwest Territory until March 1, 1803 when it was admitted into the Union as the state of Ohio. The Northwest Ordinance was established in 1787 to run the territory and establish rules for statehood.
In an effort to try and organize the Northwest territory Congress passed two laws; The Northwest Ordinance and The Land Ordinance. These two acts separated the territory into states and helped the government raise money through sale of the land.
the sold their land
Land Ordinance of 1785
Washington state and Oregon if you are referring to the United States northwest territory. You didn't specify what country you were asking about though.