Land Ordinance of 1785
they had to fight in the Revolutionary war as well as help pay for it
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.
The division of colonies into townships was primarily a practice initiated by colonial governments in America, often influenced by land policy frameworks established by European settlers. One notable figure associated with this practice is Thomas Jefferson, who advocated for the township system as a means of orderly land distribution and governance in the Northwest Territory through the Land Ordinance of 1785. This system facilitated land sales and settlement, promoting organized community development.
Northwest Ordinance.
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)
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It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
The Land Ordinance of 1785.
they had to fight in the Revolutionary war as well as help pay for it
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Northwest Ordinance.
they had to fight in the Revolutionary war as well as help pay for it
No, a township is not the largest division of land within a state. Townships are typically subdivisions of counties, which are larger administrative divisions. In the hierarchy of land divisions, states are divided into counties, and counties can be further divided into townships, cities, or other municipalities. Therefore, there are larger divisions, such as counties and states, above townships.
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.