a) sections
b) states
c) counties
d) townships
Answer: d) townships
The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a rectangular system of land survey for the public lands in the Northwest Territory. This system divided the land into townships, which were further divided into sections. Each township was six miles square and contained 36 sections. Each section was one mile square and contained 640 acres.
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