The Land Ordinance of 1785 Was Significant Because It

question 75

Multiple Choice

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was significant because it

• A)imposed large tariffs on luxury goods arriving on American lands through East Coast ports.
• B)established the principles of land surveying and landownership that governed America's westward expansion.
• C)redistributed the property of British loyalists to small farmers who supported the revolution.
• D)provided 40 acres of free land to all immigrants from western and northern European countries.

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