This shot by the acclaimed photographer, taken from a helicopter, is part of a new exhibition of his work at New York City's ...

The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided a structured and orderly process for westward expansion, including Missouri, except for the slavery position, ensuring that new ...

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 be broken into 640 ...

This led to the passage of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787, which established the procedures for territories to achieve statehood. In our next segment, I will discuss how the Land Ordinance of 1785 ...

Before the Northwest Ordinance, another landmark piece of legislation was passed by the federal government, at that time, the Confederation Congress. This was known as the Land Ordinance of 1785.

Before the Northwest Ordinance, another landmark piece of legislation was passed by the federal government, at that time, the Confederation Congress. This was known as the Land Ordinance of 1785. This ...

These rules put into place by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 went into effect before our Constitution was ratified and before the Bill of Rights,” Barlow said. Smith pointed out that the formal ...

Because of it, he said Pigeon Forge had to pass the new ordinance. "It wasn't like we woke up one morning and decided, 'Hey, let's go out and mess with the cars for sale on the right-of-ways,'" he ...

Thomas Jefferson’s land ordinance of 1785 laid out the as-yet-unconquered land to the west in perfect grids to make it easier to sell plots to farmers, and fund the young government.

Tropicana Atlantic City has been feeling the effects of the resort's homelessness problem as dozens allegedly have been finding their way into the building daily to shelter from the cold.

If Congress passes the bill, it will be a momentous landmark in a history of federal aid to education reaching back to the Land Ordinance of 1785, which gave national land for common schools, and ...

Sixteenth Section properties refer to the 1/16th of land the government reserved for schools when land rights were laid out in the Land Ordinance of 1785. SOCSD controls roughly 7,680 acres of ...