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38. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 01:55 PM

Dec 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance

When passed in New York in 1787, the Northwest Ordinance showed the influence of Jefferson. It called for dividing the territory into gridded townships, so that once the lands were surveyed, they could be sold to individuals and speculative land companies. This would provide both a new source of federal government revenue and an orderly pattern for future settlement.

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