What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 do?

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 do? The Ordinance of 1785 provided for the scientific surveying of the territory’s lands and for a systematic subdivision of them. Land was to be subdivided according to a rectangular grid system. The basic unit of land grant was the township, which was a square area measuring six … Continue reading What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 do?