for natives
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Northwest Ordinance allowed the northwest to be divided into townships.
The Northwest Ordinance allowed the northwest to be divided into townships.
The Land Ordinance of 1785.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established townships in the Northwest Territory (Ohio River Valley).
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established townships in the Northwest Territory (Ohio River Valley).
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Ordinance.
The land ordinance called for surveyors to stake out six-mile-square plots, called townships, in the western land. The northwest ordinance described how this land they established would be governed. (it ended up gaining rights to self-government)
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.