The Township Survey System Set Up by the Northwest Ordinance

question 51

Multiple Choice

The Township survey system set up by the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 established

• A) a 50 square-mile township based on colonial New York.
• B) an 84 square-mile township base on colonial Virginia.
• C) a 36 square-mile township based on colonial Vermont.
• D) an 18 square-mile township based on colonial Rhode Island.

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Definitions:

Vertebrae

The series of small bones forming the backbone, protecting the spinal cord and supporting the body.

Ligament

A short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.

Cranial Suture

A fibrous joint that connects the bones of the skull, allowing for growth during infancy and becoming less distinct in adulthood.

Endosteum

A thin vascular membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner surface of bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones.