The Confederation's most significant accomplishment during the 1780s is the resolution of at least some of the controversies related to western lands. Much of the frontier land had been acquired by land speculators who advertise it and attempt to sell it for a high price. The Ordinance of 1784 divides the Western territory into self-governing districts that can petition Congress for statehood when the population of the district equals the free inhabitants of the smallest state. The following year, Congress creates a grid system for surveying and selling western lands. The Indians who occupy these lands either move further west, try to accommodate the new settlers, or attempt to stand their ground and fight.

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western lands, land speculators, Ordinance of 1784, grid system, Indian reaction to western migration, Battle of Fallen Timbers, Aftermath of the American Revolution

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