1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
ella [17]
3 years ago
15

I suck at History....please halp mehhhhh

History
1 answer:
skelet666 [1.2K]3 years ago
5 0

The Land Ordinance of 1785 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]

The earlier Ordinance of 1784 was a resolution written by Thomas Jefferson (delegate from Virginia) calling for Congress to take action. The land west of the Appalachian Mountains, north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River was to be divided into ten separate states.[2] However, the 1784 resolution did not define the mechanism by which the land would become states, or how the territories would be governed or settled before they became states. The Ordinance of 1785 put the 1784 resolution in operation by providing a mechanism for selling and settling the land,[3]while the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed political needs.

The 1785 ordinance laid the foundations of land policy until passage of the Homestead Act in 1862. The Land Ordinance established the basis for the Public Land Survey System. The initial surveying was performed by Thomas Hutchins. After he died in 1789, responsibility for surveying was transferred to the Surveyor General. Land was to be systematically surveyed into square townships, six miles (9.656 km) on a side. Each of these townships were sub-divided into thirty-six sections of one square mile (2.59 km²) or 640 acres. These sections could then be further subdivided for re-sale by settlers and land speculators.<span>[4]</span>

<span>
</span>

<span>i don't know much but i hope this helps u fam ^-^</span>

You might be interested in
What modern states did 1648 sweden control?
tino4ka555 [31]

The Swedish Empire (Swedish: stormaktstiden, "the era of great power") refers to the Kingdom of Sweden's territorial control of much of the Baltic region during the 17th and early 18th centuries, a time when Sweden was one of the great European powers.[1] The beginning of the Empire is usually taken as the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, who ascended the throne in 1611, and the end as the loss of territories in 1721 following the Great Northern War. In Swedish history, the period is referred to as stormaktstiden, literally meaning "the Great Power era".[1]

After the death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632, the empire was, over lengthy periods, controlled by part of the high nobility, most prominently the Oxenstierna family, acting as tutors for minor regents. The interests of the high nobility contrasted with the uniformity policy (i.e., the upholding of the traditional equality in status of the Swedish estates favoured by the kings and peasantry). In territories acquired during the periods of de facto noble rule, serfdom was not abolished, and there was also a trend to set up respective estates in Sweden proper. The Great Reduction of 1680 put an end to these efforts of the nobility and required them to return estates once gained from the crown to the king. Serfdom, however, remained in force in the dominions acquired in the Holy Roman Empire and in Swedish Estonia, where a consequent application of the uniformity policy was hindered by the treaties by which they were gained.

After the victories in the Thirty Years' War, the climax of the great power era was reached during the Second Northern War, when their primary adversary Denmark was neutralized by the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. However, in the further course of this war as well as in the subsequent Scanian War, Sweden was able to maintain her empire only with support of her closest ally, France.[2] Charles XI of Sweden consolidated the empire and ensured a period of peace, before Russia, Saxony and Denmark started a concerted attack on his successor, Charles XII. After initial Swedish victories, Charles secured the empire for some time in the Peace of Travendal (1700) and the Treaty of Altranstädt (1706), before the Battle of Poltava (1709) finally brought the great power era of Sweden to an end.

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
The year 1519 is considered a major turning point in Texas history for what reason?
Wittaler [7]

Texas was the first region to be mapped by European explorers in the year 1519.

Option(d);

<u>Explanation:</u>

  • Texas coastline was first mapped by Spanish adventurer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda in mid-1519 on his way from Jamaica.
  • Archeological studies reveal that the Native Americans ancestors have been lasted in Texas for nearly 10,000 years.
  • Also, Texas was under the leadership of five countries that includes The United States, Spain, Texas Republic, France, and Mexico.
  • Though Europeans were the founder of Texas established their base in the year 1680.
7 0
3 years ago
What made london in the early 1300s an unbearable place to live?
ziro4ka [17]
Had many fires and new laws introduced
6 0
3 years ago
Which of the following sister disciplines of history focuses on the study of intellectual and artistic accomplishments, products
sammy [17]
It would be primarily the discipline of "humanities" that focuses on the study of intellectual and artistic accomplishments, products, and efforts, since the focus he is on "human" accomplishments and issues in general. <span />
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How does the U.S. Supreme Court affect the rights of citizens?
evablogger [386]
The correct answer is B) <span> It can rule laws unconstitutional that violate rights protected in the Constitution.
</span>
4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • In at least 150 words evaluate the effectiveness of the presidential election process in the United States
    11·1 answer
  • What were three effects of the end of ww2 on american society?
    13·1 answer
  • Why did reconstruction fail?​
    6·1 answer
  • Historical snapshot Mayan close read answers?
    5·1 answer
  • Please help??? I need an answer Asap! I've been struggling with this thank you!
    13·1 answer
  • What are the next five positions in line if the president cannot serve out his/hers term?List each person who currently would be
    12·1 answer
  • True or false moors used arches in their architecture
    13·2 answers
  • Help due soon! Overall, what is happening in terms of military build-up in the years prior to WWI? How might that lead to the wa
    13·1 answer
  • According to Cooke's article ('No Bernie, ...') America's 'original sin' was:
    10·1 answer
  • NO LINKS NO FUNNY BUSINESS I WANT A STRAIGHT CORRECT ANSWER
    7·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!