what present day states were created from the northwest territory? how many sections are in a township?
Land Ordinance of 1785. provided for the land in the Northwest Territory to be surveyed and divided into 36-square mile townships. Each township was divided into 36 sections of 640-acre (or one square mile) tracts. Each section was to be sold for at least $1 per acre. Because the government established by the Articles of Confederation did not give the central government the power to tax, the sale of land in the Northwest Territory was one way in which the government was able to raise much needed revenue.
When there were 60,000 people living in the territory, it could apply for statehood. These procedures were used as the U.S. expanded westward. Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin are the five states that were created as a result of the Northwest Ordinance.