What was an advantage of the land ordinance of 1785? it included a bill of rights. it allowed statehood for alaska and hawaii. it clearly defined plots of land in terms of section and township. it established 150 new fur-trading posts.

Because of different religions and culture, schooling was hard to maintain and establish in United States. National leaders wanted to make education compulsory to everyone to make good citizens and leadership out of the children. To make education a primary goal, the Congress sanctioned the Land Ordinance of 1785 to make education compulsory for everyone, allotting more on the maintenance on public schools. It is also at this ordinance where religion and state were separated making religion not a compulsory in their education’s curriculum.