When assessing and selling the land to states and individuals as part of the Land Ordinance of 1785, the United States ... state while traveling through the air. Additionally, in certain parts ...

The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided a structured and orderly process for westward ...

Ashleigh Coleman In the Land Ordinance of 1785, Jefferson came up with a plan for parceling out the new territory: Lay out a perfect grid of townships, each covering 36 square miles, which could ...