The Land Ordinance of 1785.
The Northwest Ordinance allowed the northwest to be divided into townships.
Thomas Jefferson After the end of the American Revolution, Congress established a system for settling the new territory the United States acquired. The land involved was located west of the Appalachian Mountains and eventually became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and a portion of Minnesota. The Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 served as a framework for settling this Northwest Territory.
the land ordinace
Only one state, Ohio, was in existence in what we know as the Midwest at that time. In 1803 The Northwest Territory was divided into the state of Ohio with the rest becoming the Indiana Territory.
The Mexican Cession was divided into New Mexico Territory, and Utah Territory.
The Northwest territory was divided into uniform townships and sections. The Northwest territory lasted from 1787 to 1803 when it was then admitted into the US.
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
The Northwest Ordinance allowed the northwest to be divided into townships.
The Northwest Ordinance allowed the northwest to be divided into townships.
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established townships in the Northwest Territory (Ohio River Valley).
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Ordinance.
The northwest territory was surveyed and divided into townships.each township was then divided again into 36 sections (1 square mile each). The sections were then sold to settlers by congress for $640 each except for one in each town ship set assise to support public school
The township survey system is a way of mapping land. Townships are divided into sections that are 36 square miles in size, and these sections are further subdivided.
The township survey system is a way of mapping land. Townships are divided into sections that are 36 square miles in size, and these sections are further subdivided.