Question

Which of the following statements best describes the contribution of the Land Ordinance of 1785 to education in America?

Group of answer choices

a.It was the law that established free public education for all students.

b.It was the law the formally established the principle of separation of church and state.

c.It was the law that set aside land that would be used to financially support public education.

d.It was the law that removed the federal government from direct involvement in running America’s schools.

Answer 1

Answer: c. It was the law that set aside land that would be used to financially support public education.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Land Ordinance of 1785 created a plan for how American townships and its sections were to be created. This was as a result of the Ordinance stating the procedure for surveying and buying lands in the unoccupied territories.

One of the provisions of the Ordinance was that land was to be set aside for the financial support of public education and over the course of history the U.S. has set aside close to 145 million acres of land for this.