Which of the Following Was a Principle of the Land

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a principle of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• A) Land would be given to settlers for free by the new Confederation government.
• B) Plots of land in the South would be granted to specific religious sects and denominations.
• C) Individual pioneers rather than the government would primarily organize western settlement.
• D) Native American lands would never go up for sale and would remain in native possession.
• E) The Northwest Territory on America's western border would be organized into townships.

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