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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A historical region of the north-central United States extending from the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to the Great Lakes. The area was ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783. It was officially designated a territory in 1787 and later split up into the territories and present-day states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. Control over the territory was a major issue in the War of 1812.
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South of this region and west of the English colonies between the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers, stretched a vast expanse of territory known as the Northwest Territory, where dwelt a large population without laws, with no organized form of government save the mere caprices of petty military tyrants, placed over them by the various seaboard colonies who severally laid claim to the district.
The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution James Francis Barrett 1911
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What was known as the Northwest Territory was organized in 1789, and General Arthur St. Clair appointed Governor, an office he held until 1802.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Matilda Joslyn Gage 1863
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The Northwest Territory was the name given the land northwest of the original thirteen colonies following the Revolutionary War.
HomeSchoolBuzz.com 2009
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He was going to stop briefly at home in Banff to visit his wife and daughter, then board a plane for Yellowknife in the Northwest Territory—his wife, he said, taking a rain check on joining him in the 50-degrees-below-zero temperatures and at the hotel where he stays with its caribou-heavy menu.
Warming Up to the Plaza Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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In 1784, at the Congress of the Confederation, three men who would later sign the Constitution voted to prohibit slavery in the Northwest Territory.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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In 1784, at the Congress of the Confederation, three men who would later sign the Constitution voted to prohibit slavery in the Northwest Territory.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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In 1784, at the Congress of the Confederation, three men who would later sign the Constitution voted to prohibit slavery in the Northwest Territory.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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But, the original wording of Cutler's education provision clearly gave the government of the Northwest Territory the authority to promote religion.
Chris Rodda: It's Back -- Randy Forbes Reintroduces His Religious Heritage Week Resolution 2009
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If a person was born in a federal territory Northwest Territory, Dakota Territory, etc. they could not be a citizen of a state, could they, and yet, they were in fact, American citizens?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Background reading for Supreme Court’s new 14th/2d Amendment case 2009
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If a person was born in a federal territory Northwest Territory, Dakota Territory, etc. they could not be a citizen of a state, could they, and yet, they were in fact, American citizens?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Background reading for Supreme Court’s new 14th/2d Amendment case 2009
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