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may 20, 1785 - Land Ordinance of 1785

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The first of these set up an orderly system for surveying and dividing up the land of present day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. It included money from the sale of these lands to pay for things like education and national debt.

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may 20, 1785
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~ 241 years ago