The Land Ordinance of 1785 was designed to:
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Correct answer: Set up a system for surveying and selling western lands in townships
By surveying the land into six-mile square townships, the government created an orderly way to sell territory to settlers. This provided a rare source of revenue for the cash-strapped Confederation government.
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