How were the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 similar?

Both ordinances helped organize the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains and encouraged people to settle there. The Land Ordinance of 1785 established a system for surveying and selling western land, while the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set rules for governing the territory and admitting new states. Therefore, both encouraged settlement.

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