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The Land Ordinance of 1785 set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory. The law called for the territory to be surveyed and divided into townships. Each township would then be further divided into 36 sections of 1 square mile each.
The land was sold in large tracts and was divided into townships, with each measuring six miles square. Each township was further divided into 36 equal parts, and landowners had the option to either use all the land or further divide it and resell it to other individuals.
Building Context: In 1785, the United States Congress of the Confederation passed the Land Ordinance of 1785. The law established a system for surveying and selling undeveloped lands in the west, which provided crucial revenue to the government under the Articles of Confederation.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 introduced the concept of townships, which were key to organizing the Northwest Territory. A township is a square plot of land measuring 6 miles on each side, resulting in a total area of 36 square miles.
History. Originally proposed by Thomas Jefferson to create a nation of yeoman farmers, the PLSS began shortly after the American Revolutionary War, when the federal government became responsible for large areas of land west of the original thirteen states.
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