84.9k views
12 votes
Why did the ordinances of 1785 and 1787 provide public lands and funds for schools?

User Muirbot
by
5.9k points

1 Answer

8 votes

Answer:

It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.The 1785 ordinance laid the foundations of land policy until passage of the Homestead Act of 1862.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Mgaert
by
5.6k points