apr 29, 1780 - Land Ordinance of 1785
Description:
The United States government created a plan that gave order to the settlement of the land it wanted to sell. The plan was called the Land Ordinance of 1785. The Land Ordinance defined how new states could be admitted to the Union from the Old Northwest Territory.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 29, 1780
Now
~ 244 years ago
