was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west. Congress at the time did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation, so land sales provided an important revenue stream. The Ordinance set up a survey system that eventually covered over three-fourths of the area of the continental United States.[1]
I think the answer for the first one is "5 percent charged on purchases of ordinary goods."
For the second one I think the answer is "A tax that charges more for higher incomes."
Because they wanted more drastic solutions to problems.
Answer:
Albert Einstein
Explanation:
developed a theory that describes how light interacts with gravity.