The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following except
A) money from land sales should be used to pay off the national debt.
B) the land should be surveyed before its sale.
C) the territory should be divided into townships six miles square.
D) the sixteenth section should be sold to support education.
E) slavery should be prohibitedin the Old Northwest.

Question

The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following except  
A) money from land sales should be used to pay off the national debt.
B) the land should be surveyed before its sale.
C) the territory should be divided into townships six miles square.
D) the sixteenth section should be sold to support education.
E) slavery should be prohibitedin the Old Northwest.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Land Ordinance of 1785 did not address the issue of slavery; it focused on land sales and organization. The prohibition of slavery in the Old Northwest was addressed later in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

The Land Ordinance of 1785 Provided for All of the Following