Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:addressed |
land disputes
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1787
|
| gptkbp:divided_land_into |
townships
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:Congress_of_the_Confederation
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
agriculture
settlement of the Northwest Territory |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Northwest_Territory
land survey system |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Land Ordinance of 1787
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent land policies
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
promoting economic development
fostering community development encouraging civic responsibility supporting the establishment of schools ensuring access to education establishing a framework for governance in new territories creating a fair process for land ownership creating a sustainable settlement pattern creating a system for land ownership encouraging migration to the West ensuring orderly settlement establishing a precedent for future legislation. preventing land speculation promoting land ownership among citizens promoting settlement and development providing for the common good creating a structured approach to land distribution |
| gptkbp:is_aresource_for |
the challenges of governing new territories
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a significant achievement of the Confederation Congress
|
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
the Constitutional Convention
|
| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
land sales
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
the Northwest Territory
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
American land policy
|
| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
land measurement
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance_of_1787
the creation of new states |
| gptkbp:promoted |
gptkb:education
|
| gptkbp:provides |
land grants
surveying of land |
| gptkbp:purpose |
establish a method for admitting new states to the Union
|
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
the states
the year 1787 |
| gptkbp:set_aside |
section 16 for public schools
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
the President of the Congress
|
| gptkbp:supported |
westward expansion
|
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
the need for revenue
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
the expansion of the United States the early American legal framework |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Continental_Congress_of_1781
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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