it forbade slavery above the Ohio River
it also handled the problem of how a nation should deal with its colonies. at first the old northwest would be subordinate to the national government, but when it could bolster a large enough population (around 60,000 people or so) it could qualify to become a new state with the same rights as the other states.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 is one of the accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation. The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a congress established policy for the surveying and selling of western lands. The Ordinance allowed for setting aside one section of land, in each township for schools. Basically the Ordinance assured that land would be set aside in all western townships for schools.
False: Land Ordinance of 1785 described how the western territories was to be governed.
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It included a Bill of Rights
Native Americans
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was important because it created the Northwest Territory. President Washington signed the ordinance on August 7, 1789.
The Land Ordinance of 1785
Some strengths of the AOC were they established congress, the northwest ordinance, and the land ordinance of 1785.
The land ordinance of 1785 was created to divide the land that had been acquired by the U.S..
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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.
It was used in 1785 to settle more land outside of the thirteen states by using population.
False: Land Ordinance of 1785 described how the western territories was to be governed.
The national government was able to raise money as it sold land in the area.
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