How did Congress settle the disagreements about the western lands?

QUestion- How did Congress settle the disagreements about the western lands?

Answer- To do so, Congress divided the western lands into townships six miles square. Each township was in turn divided into 36 sections. Each section contained 640 acres. Land was to be sold by section at one dollar per acre.

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