Southwest Territory
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The Southwest Territory was a United States territorial government (1790–1796) that administered the region south of the Ohio River which later became the state of Tennessee.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
organized incorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| appliesStatute | Northwest Ordinance (with modifications) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | region south of the Ohio River ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Territory (various Native American lands) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Knoxville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 1796-06-01 ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1796 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1796 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Congress of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed |
Washington District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western counties of North Carolina ⓘ |
| followedBy | State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerCapital |
Rocky Mount
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White’s Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governor | William Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | settlers in what became Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of what is now Tennessee ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | William Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historyOfTopic | statehood of Tennessee ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | territorial government ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Territorial Assembly of the Southwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its location southwest of the original United States territory under the Northwest Ordinance ⓘ |
| officialName | Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 35,000 (early 1790s, rough historical estimate) ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | admission of Tennessee as a state ⓘ |
| religion | various Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| shortName | Southwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | admission of Tennessee to the Union ⓘ |
| significantOfficeHeldBy | William Blount as territorial governor ⓘ |
| startTime | 1790 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Treaty of Holston