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Before public lands could be sold under the Land Ordinance of 1785, the land had to be

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Before public lands could be sold under the Land Ordinance of 1785, the land had to be "cleared" of all the Natives currently inhabiting it--meaning that they were usually forcefully removed with violence. 
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The answer is "surveyed and divided."
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