Chapter 8 Forming a Government - Trafton

Ordinance of 1785, which created a system for surveying and dividing government owned lands. Territories were split into 36 square mile townships. In each township, 1 square mile was set aside for a school, 4 for Revolution veterans, and the rest put up for sale. Next, the Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which organized ................
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