Division of the Northwest Territory
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The Division of the Northwest Territory was an early 19th-century reorganization of U.S. frontier lands that carved new territorial units, including what became the Michigan Territory, out of the original Northwest Territory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Division of the Northwest Territory canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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territorial reorganization ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Illinois Territory
NERFINISHED
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Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
U.S. territorial history
ⓘ
histories of the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| followedBy |
statehood of Illinois
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statehood of Indiana ⓘ statehood of Michigan ⓘ |
| follows |
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
NERFINISHED
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establishment of the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| hasCause |
implementation of provisions of the Northwest Ordinance
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population growth in the Northwest Territory ⓘ pressure for local self-government in frontier regions ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
admission of Ohio as the first state from the Northwest Territory
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formation of the Illinois Territory ⓘ formation of the Indiana Territory ⓘ formation of the Michigan Territory ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of new U.S. territories in the Old Northwest
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definition of boundaries for future Midwestern states ⓘ reorganization of U.S. frontier administration ⓘ transition from territorial government to statehood in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Early Republic of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
boundary formation of Midwestern states
ⓘ
political development of the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| hasPart |
admission of Ohio as a state
ⓘ
creation of the Illinois Territory ⓘ creation of the Indiana Territory ⓘ creation of the Michigan Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. frontier policy in the early republic
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westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
carving of new territorial units from the Northwest Territory
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reduction of the area of the original Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. territorial evolution
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administration of U.S. territories ⓘ history of the American Midwest ⓘ |
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