Land Ordinance of 1785

Target entity: Land Ordinance of 1785
Context triple: [Congress of the Confederation, significantDocument, Land Ordinance of 1785]

• A. Northwest Ordinance
  The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
• B. Residence Act
  The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
• C. Funding Act of 1790
  The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
• D. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801
  The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 was a U.S. federal law that formally organized the District of Columbia under direct congressional control, removing it from the jurisdiction of Maryland and Virginia and establishing its unique federal status.
• E. Nevada land survey system
  The Nevada land survey system is a cadastral framework used to define and organize land boundaries and property descriptions across the state of Nevada.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Land Ordinance of 1785
Target entity description: The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a foundational U.S. law that established the systematic surveying, division, and sale of western lands, shaping the grid-based layout of much of the United States.

• A. Northwest Ordinance
  The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
• B. Residence Act
  The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
• C. Funding Act of 1790
  The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
• D. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801
  The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 was a U.S. federal law that formally organized the District of Columbia under direct congressional control, removing it from the jurisdiction of Maryland and Virginia and establishing its unique federal status.
• E. Nevada land survey system
  The Nevada land survey system is a cadastral framework used to define and organize land boundaries and property descriptions across the state of Nevada.
• F. None of above. chosen