Land Ordinance 1785 The Math

1. Land Ordinance 1785The Math • Townships: • 6 miles by 6 miles • 36 square miles • Sections number 1-36 • Sections: • 1 mile by 1 mile • 640 acres per section • $1 per acre • Surveyors were paid $2 per mile • Sections could be broken into –half, –quarter, etc sections Township Section

2. Land Ordinance 1785Land grants: • Major General – 1100 acres • Brigadier Gen – 850 • Colonel – 500 • Lt. Colonel – 450 • Major – 400 • Captain – 300 • Lieutenant – 200 • Ensign – 150 • 100 acres to soldiers and non-commissioned officers Township Section

3. Land Ordinance of 1785 Township Township Sections 8, 11, 26, 29 – Reserved to the U.S. Section 16 – Reserved for public school

4. Land Ordinance of 1785 Section Township Section Section – 640 acres

5. Land Ordinance of 1785 – NW Ordinance of 1787 Name the states that grew out of the Northwest Territory.

6. Land Ordinance 1785 • The task of surveying the Northwest Territory was enormous. The work was carried out by hand, and the entire countryside, including swamps, cane breaks, and marshes, was crossed. A survey crew typically consisted of a deputy surveyor, responsible for directing the operation with the use of a magnetic compass; two chainmen, who stretched the traditional four-rod measuring chain on the survey line; at least one flagman to mark the spot toward which the chainmen worked; one or two axmen who cleared the line of vision and blazed corners; and perhaps a hunter and a cook. Although the task was physically arduous, many men competed for surveyors' jobs, since it offered them an opportunity to scout the best land in a given area. The surveying crew Linear Measurement 1 Chain = 100 links/66ft. 1 Mile = 80 chains/5,280ft.Area Measurement
1 Acre = 10 sq. chains/43,560ft.²
1 Square Mile = 640 acres http://www.nps.gov/archive/libo/hrs/hrs5.htm