1 - Legal Land Surveys

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Why is it necessary to use legal land descriptions?

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Legal land descriptions are necessary to accurately define property boundaries and prevent disputes.

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What is the metes and bounds system of describing land?

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A system of land description using physical features, directions, and distances to define property boundaries.

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Why was the rectangular survey system established?

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To standardize land surveying and facilitate settlement.

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Who directed the organization of the original rectangular land survey?

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Thomas Jefferson