Question

What was the most important result of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

A.
It helped promote education in newly acquired territory.
B.
It determined the market value of land in America.
C.
It offered free land to poor farmers.
D.
It enabled organized expansion of American boundaries.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. It enabled organised expansion of American boundaries

Explanation:

Congress passed the Ordinance of 1785 to ensure organized settlement of the "Old Northwest," the region of land that lay northwest of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes. The ordinance laid out a scheme for surveying and partitioning the land into townships of 6 square miles and each township into 36 units of 1 square mile (640 acres).

Answer 2

Answer:

D

Explanation:

The Northwest Ordinance divided the land into townships