Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio (Land Act of 1796)
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The Land Act of 1796 was a U.S. federal law that organized the survey and sale of public lands in the Northwest Territory, shaping early American land policy and westward expansion.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio (Land Act of 1796) Context triple: [4th United States Congress, enactedLaw, Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio (Land Act of 1796)]
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Land Ordinance of 1784
The Land Ordinance of 1784 was an early U.S. law drafted largely by Thomas Jefferson that outlined a systematic process for organizing and governing western territories as they moved toward statehood.
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Land Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a foundational U.S. law that established the systematic surveying, division, and sale of western lands, shaping the grid-based layout of much of the United States.
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Division of the Northwest Territory
The Division of the Northwest Territory was an early 19th-century reorganization of U.S. frontier lands that carved new territorial units, including what became the Michigan Territory, out of the original Northwest Territory.
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Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
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Territorial legislature of the Northwest Territory
The Territorial legislature of the Northwest Territory was the early representative governing body that created laws and managed civil affairs for the United States’ Northwest Territory before statehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio (Land Act of 1796) Target entity description: The Land Act of 1796 was a U.S. federal law that organized the survey and sale of public lands in the Northwest Territory, shaping early American land policy and westward expansion.
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A.
Land Ordinance of 1784
The Land Ordinance of 1784 was an early U.S. law drafted largely by Thomas Jefferson that outlined a systematic process for organizing and governing western territories as they moved toward statehood.
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B.
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a foundational U.S. law that established the systematic surveying, division, and sale of western lands, shaping the grid-based layout of much of the United States.
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C.
Division of the Northwest Territory
The Division of the Northwest Territory was an early 19th-century reorganization of U.S. frontier lands that carved new territorial units, including what became the Michigan Territory, out of the original Northwest Territory.
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D.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
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E.
Territorial legislature of the Northwest Territory
The Territorial legislature of the Northwest Territory was the early representative governing body that created laws and managed civil affairs for the United States’ Northwest Territory before statehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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land law ⓘ public land act ⓘ |
| appliesTo | public domain lands of the United States in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion | territory northwest of the River Ohio ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Northwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifies | procedures for disposing of federal lands in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1796-05-10 ⓘ |
| definesUnit |
section
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township ⓘ |
| establishes |
rules for offering public lands at auction
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system for surveying public lands northwest of the Ohio River ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | lands north and west of the Ohio River ⓘ |
| hasLongTitle | Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Land Act of 1796 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early national period of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to settlement of the Old Northwest
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facilitated organized westward expansion ⓘ shaped early American land policy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Land Ordinance of 1785 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
later United States public land laws
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patterns of land ownership in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| officeOfSigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | United States public land system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Land Ordinance of 1785
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Northwest Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to generate federal revenue from land sales
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to implement a standardized land survey system ⓘ to organize settlement in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| regulates |
sale procedures for federal lands in the Northwest Territory
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survey of federal lands in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
federal land revenue system
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westward migration of American settlers ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Land Act of 1800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
public land policy
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sale of public lands ⓘ survey of public lands ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | statute on land disposition ⓘ |
| usesSurveySystem | rectangular survey system ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio (Land Act of 1796) Description of subject: The Land Act of 1796 was a U.S. federal law that organized the survey and sale of public lands in the Northwest Territory, shaping early American land policy and westward expansion.
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4th United States Congress
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enactedLaw
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Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio (Land Act of 1796)
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