1/4 of the territory was made for public buildings such as schools.
Under the. Land of Ordinance,of 1785, surveyors were to divide public lands into townships, 6 miles on each side. This would result in a grid squares.
There was a education law that predates 1785 so they followed the existing law. It was passed in 1635 and maintained when a area reached a specific population it would have a public school.
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.
Land was set aside because it reflected the belief of the nation's leaders that democracy depended on education.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a systematic method for surveying and selling western lands, which included provisions for public education. It mandated that one section of each township (specifically section 16) be set aside for the support of public schools. This commitment laid the groundwork for the establishment of public education in newly settled areas, promoting literacy and education as essential components of American society. As a result, it helped to create a framework for funding and supporting public schools across the expanding nation.
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.
Yes. JOHN SEVIER, a Representative from North Carolina and from Tennessee; born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia, September 23, 1745; was elected Governor of "the proclaimed" State of Franklin in March 1785 and served for three years. He was in fact the first governor of Tennessee.
Oslo Public Library was created in 1785.
Congress ensured that public schools would be set up in the lands north of the Ohio River with the Land Ordinance of 1785. This land ordinance established how townships in the western frontier would be surveyed and planned.
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