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may 20, 1785 - Land Ordinance of 1785

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There was yet again a Land Ordinance on May 20th, 1785. It was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation to set up a standardized system where settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.

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may 20, 1785
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~ 241 years ago