Question

Under the Land Ordinance of 1785, what had to happen before public lands could be sold? 1.They had to be free of American Indians. 2.They had to be surveyed and divided. 3.They had to be free of enslaved people. 4.They had to have a school established.

Answer 1

Under the Land Ordinance of 1785, before public lands could be sold "2.They had to be surveyed and divided." This was a major change from the Articles of Confederation, which could not tax land directly. 

Answer 2

Correct answer choice is :

2) They had to be surveyed and divided.

Explanation:

The Northwest Ordinance, selected July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress, established a government for the Northwest Territory, presented a system for allowing new states to the Union from the region and listed a bill of rights assured in the territory. It was significant because it set the pattern by which new states could become part of the union.