Northwest Territory

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The Northwest Territory was a vast early United States territory established after the American Revolution, encompassing lands that later became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
organized incorporated territory of the United States
alsoKnownAs Old Northwest
Territory Northwest of the River Ohio
appliesToJurisdiction Northwest Territory government
United States government
surface form: United States federal government
borderedBy Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
capital Chillicothe, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
surface form: Cincinnati, Ohio

Marietta, Ohio
cededBy United Kingdom
surface form: Great Britain

Kingdom of Great Britain
cededTo United States of America
conflict Northwest Indian War
continent North America
country United States of America
createdBy Northwest Ordinance
dissolved 1803
March 1, 1803
establishedBy Congress of the Confederation
followedBy Illinois Territory
Indiana Territory
Michigan Territory
Minnesota Territory
Ohio
Wisconsin Territory
foundingDocument Northwest Ordinance
surface form: Ordinance of 1787
governor Arthur St. Clair
Charles Willing Byrd
hasLegalStatus organized incorporated territory
hasPolicy ban on slavery except as punishment for crime
guarantee of freedom of religion
provision for public education
historicalSignificance crucial step in westward expansion of the United States
model for later U.S. territorial organization
inception 1787
July 13, 1787
languageUsed English
legalBasis Northwest Ordinance
surface form: Northwest Ordinance of 1787
legislativeBody Territorial legislature of the Northwest Territory
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
namedAfter its location northwest of the Ohio River
partOf Old West
surface form: American frontier

United States territorial evolution
United States territorial expansion
previouslyPartOf Province of Quebec
surface form: British Province of Quebec

Old Northwest
surface form: Old Northwest under British rule
replacedBy Indiana Territory
Ohio
surface form: State of Ohio
significantEvent Indian wars in the Northwest Territory
establishment of precedent for territorial governance
organization of public land survey system
prohibition of slavery by Northwest Ordinance
territoryIncludes part of present-day Minnesota
present-day Illinois
present-day Indiana
present-day Michigan
present-day Ohio
present-day Wisconsin

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Fort Steuben partOf Northwest Territory
Illinois Territory hasTerritorialPredecessor Northwest Territory
Fort Finney locatedIn Northwest Territory
Muskingum River region partOf Northwest Territory
this entity surface form: Northwest Territory (historical region)
Treaty of Fort Meigs location Northwest Territory
Treaty of Fort Meigs appliesToTerritory Northwest Territory
Treaty of Lewistown historicalRegion Northwest Territory
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) historicalRegion Northwest Territory
Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin partOf Northwest Territory
this entity surface form: former Northwest Territory
Battle of Vincennes territorialContext Northwest Territory
Western Confederacy region Northwest Territory
Chickasaw (some warriors) locatedIn Northwest Territory
Fort Recovery State Memorial locatedIn Northwest Territory
this entity surface form: Northwest Territory (historic region)
Legion of the United States primaryTheater Northwest Territory
Fort Miami (British fort) locatedIn Northwest Territory
Battle of the Maumee Rapids territorialContext Northwest Territory
Kekionga region Northwest Territory
St. Clair's campaign, 1791 location Northwest Territory
Vincennes, Indiana wasPartOf Northwest Territory
Battle of Kekionga territorialContext Northwest Territory
Nathan Dane appliesToJurisdiction Northwest Territory
subject surface form: Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Battle of Heller's Corner hasTheater Northwest Territory
Connecticut Western Reserve partOf Northwest Territory
Illinois campaign location Northwest Territory
Illinois campaign relatedTo Northwest Territory
Siege of Fort Sackville associatedPlace Northwest Territory
Treaty of Tippecanoe appliesToTerritory Northwest Territory
this entity surface form: Old Northwest Territory