The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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... land ordinances , that of 1785 and the Northwest Ordi- nance of 1787 , by which the government of the Confed- eration took over the control and disposition of Western lands . After 1783 the settlers pushing westward had be- gun to ...
... land ordinances , that of 1785 and the Northwest Ordi- nance of 1787 , by which the government of the Confed- eration took over the control and disposition of Western lands . After 1783 the settlers pushing westward had be- gun to ...
Page 23
... Land was to be sold at auction for a gold dollar an acre , in lots no smaller than a square mile . Payment could also be made in soldiers ' land bounty certificates and in national debt certificates , many of which had been bought up by ...
... Land was to be sold at auction for a gold dollar an acre , in lots no smaller than a square mile . Payment could also be made in soldiers ' land bounty certificates and in national debt certificates , many of which had been bought up by ...
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... land speculation . The Treasury deposited its receipts in state banks , and the banks lent these funds to speculators to buy land . The money went back to the Treasury and then out again to " pet banks " and from them once more to ...
... land speculation . The Treasury deposited its receipts in state banks , and the banks lent these funds to speculators to buy land . The money went back to the Treasury and then out again to " pet banks " and from them once more to ...
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