The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of
A) townships, towns, cities, municipalities, and major urban centers.
B) ranges, distances, scales, projections, and map symbols.
C) town-county boundaries.
D) quarter sections, range sections, town land sections, and county sections.
E) townships, ranges, sections, and quarter sections.

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The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of townships, ranges, sections, and quarter sections. This system was used to organize and distribute land in the western territories of the United States. A township is a 6-mile square area of land that contains 36 sections. Each section is a 1-mile square and contains 640 acres, which could then be further divided into quarter sections. This system allowed for the efficient distribution and sale of land to settlers, and it continues to be used in land surveys and property descriptions today.

The US Land Ordinance of 1785 Divided Much of the Country