Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
land disputes
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| gptkbp:allocated_sections_for |
schools
|
| gptkbp:created |
a grid system for land division
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
gptkb:1785
|
| gptkbp:divided_land_into |
townships
|
| gptkbp:each_township_contains |
36 sections
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:Congress_of_the_Confederation
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
settlement in the Northwest Territory
migration to the West |
| gptkbp:established |
a method for land sales
a process for land auctions the principle of land ownership |
| gptkbp:established_land_surveying |
gptkb:standard
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Land Ordinance of 1785
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future land policies
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance_of_1787
|
| gptkbp:investment |
gptkb:infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
promoting agriculture
encouraging agricultural development establishing a legal framework for land transactions promoting economic development in the new territories creating a sense of community among settlers creating a stable land market creating a uniform system for land sales encouraging investment in land development encouraging settlement in the Northwest Territory ensuring fair land distribution facilitating land ownership for settlers promoting social stability through land ownership providing a basis for future statehood. providing a framework for future land legislation providing for public education funding reducing federal land holdings supporting the growth of towns and cities in the West |
| gptkbp:is_aresource_for |
land claims by states
|
| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
land ownership for individuals
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
land surveyors
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
American land policy history
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
creation of new states
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
westward expansion
|
| gptkbp:provides |
public education
the sale of land at public auction |
| gptkbp:purpose |
establish a systematic process for surveying and selling land in the Northwest Territory
|
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
gptkb:the_United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
|
| gptkbp:section_size |
640 acres
|
| gptkbp:set_aside_land_for |
gptkb:veterans
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
|
| gptkbp:significance |
laid the foundation for land policy in the United States
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
the Articles of Confederation framework
the settlement of the American frontier |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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