Land Ordinance of 1787 may refer to:
- Northwest Ordinance of 1787, also known as the Ordinance of 1787, establishing governance for the Northwest Territories of Canada
- Land Ordinance of 1785, establishing land policies for new territories in the United States of America
Famous quotes containing the words land and/or ordinance:
“This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York Island. From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me.”
—Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)
“Overly persuasive a woman’s ordinance spreads far, traveling fast; but fast dying a rumor voiced by a woman perishes.”
—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)