Northwest Territory militia
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The Northwest Territory militia was the organized colonial-era military force responsible for local defense and frontier security in the United States’ Northwest Territory before statehood.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era military organization
ⓘ
militia ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Northwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
local militia captains
ⓘ
territorial officers ⓘ |
| composition |
citizen-soldiers
ⓘ
settler volunteers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedAfterEvent | admission of Northwest Territory states to the Union ⓘ |
| endCause | statehood of Northwest Territory successor states ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1800s ⓘ |
| followedBy |
state militias of Illinois
ⓘ
state militias of Indiana ⓘ state militias of Michigan ⓘ state militias of Ohio ⓘ state militias of Wisconsin ⓘ |
| hasRole |
border defense
ⓘ
frontier security ⓘ internal security ⓘ local defense ⓘ protection of settlers ⓘ support to federal forces ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Northwest Ordinance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
territorial legislation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwest Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
American frontier
ⓘ
Northwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwest Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States military system ⓘ |
| precededBy | colonial militias in the Old Northwest region ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Native American nations in the Northwest Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hostile frontier raiders ⓘ |
| recruitment |
local conscription
ⓘ
voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States militia system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state militias of the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| startTime | 1780s ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
governor of the Northwest Territory
ⓘ
territorial government of the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of frontier settlements
ⓘ
emergency mobilization ⓘ patrol and scouting ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.