The precise rectangular grid pattern imposed on the Northwest Territory eventually became the norm for much of the land west of the Appalachians.

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This is true. The Northwest Ordinance of 1785 established a system of land surveying and the division of land into square townships, which became the standard method of surveying and land division for much of the Western United States.

The Precise Rectangular Grid Pattern Imposed on the Northwest Territory