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Success of the Articles

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The Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787

SUCCESS!!!! Orderly Western land settlement

Land Ordinance of 1785 (See Map Above)

Passed by the United States government under the Articles of Confederation, this legislation established a method of surveying and then selling public lands west of the Appalachians. Land was surveyed into townships and sections, with one section of each township set aside to support education, thus solidifying support for public schools.

The Northwest Ordinance (1787)

This legislation complemented and completed the Land Ordinance of 1785. It provided procedures whereby territories could become states. Once the territory had 5,000 white males they could send a rep to congress. Once the population reached 60,000 they could apply for statehood. The Ordinance also guaranteed religious freedom and banned slavery in the region