The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers...

formed within the region, and the Land Ordinance of 1785, which described how the Confederation Congress would sell the land to private citizens. Designed...

1784 Land Ordinance of 1785 Land Ordinance of 1787, commonly known as the Northwest Ordinance, that created the Northwest Territory Ordinance (disambiguation)...

created by the Land Ordinance of 1785 to survey land ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, following the end of the American Revolution...

The ordinance was further augmented with the Land Ordinance of 1785, and superseded by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. This latter ordinance provided...

change "seven miles square" to "six miles square." The Land Ordinance of 1785 passed on May 20, 1785, yet the federal government lacked the resources to...

United States Department of the Treasury. Starting with the enactment of the Land Ordinance of 1785, which created the Public Land Survey System, the Treasury...

The General Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance established and systematized the policies that governed the disposal of the public domain...

lands in the Western Territory" of 1785 by the U.S. Congress (see Land Ordinance of 1785). This law provided that lands outside the then-existing states...

had included “Fractions” of land west of the Tuscarawas. The surveying went according to the laws of the Land Ordinance of 1785, which provided for six-mile...

acted to provide reparations to them. The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a procedure for sale of government land in what is now Ohio. It read in part:...

prospective states west of the Appalachian Mountains and established the basis for the Public Land Survey System. The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided a method...

territory into individual states. The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a standardized system for surveying the land into saleable lots, although Ohio was...

lands' (25 U.S.C. § 81)." The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for the survey and settlement of the lands that the original...

Ordinance of 1784 May 21, 1785: Land Ordinance of 1785 July 13, 1787: Ordinance of 1787: The Northwest Territorial Government ("Northwest Ordinance") Authorization...

Land Act of 1796, in which the price was doubled from that set by the Land Ordinance of 1785. Once the United States Congress enacted the Land Act of...

the reserved portion of the Purchase to protect the fledgling settlements. Ohio Company Purchase Ohio lands Land Ordinance of 1785 "Symmes Purchase". Ohio...

in Normandy, France. The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for the survey and settlement of the lands that the original...

with some changes as the Land Ordinance of 1785 on 20 May the following year. In the report, the use of the chain as a unit of measurement was mandated...

the pursuit of Happiness" is a well-known phrase from the United States Declaration of Independence. The phrase gives three examples of the unalienable...

surveyors to lay out canals, roads and rail. In the US, the Land Ordinance of 1785 created the Public Land Survey System. It formed the basis for dividing the...

Connecticut Land Company bought three million acres (12,000 km2) of the Western Reserve. Settlers used the guidelines of the Land Ordinance of 1785, which...

Lists of universities and colleges List of colleges and universities by country See College Lands: Ohio University Chartered, and Land Ordinance of 1785, and...

A list of statues of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, an influential intellectual...

sovereignty. The Land Ordinance of 1785 established both the general practices of land surveying in the west and northwest and the land ownership provisions...

roots go back to the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. These laws provided for the survey and settlement of the lands that the...

Hemings family among a total of 135 slaves from Wayles' estate, along with 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of land. The youngest of the six Wayles-Hemings children...

utilizes a rectangular system based on the Public Land Survey System created by the Land Ordinance of 1785. Common surveying measures in Kentucky include...

sold land in older states to move to larger farms. Among the first pieces of legislation passed following independence was the Land Ordinance of 1785, which...

Maria as an adult, was the younger of Thomas Jefferson's two daughters with his wife who survived beyond the age of 3. She married a first cousin, John...