Northwest Territory

Northwest Territory
North′west Ter′ritory
n.
amh. geg the region north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, organized by Congress in 1787, comprising present-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the E part of Minnesota

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  • Northwest Territory —   [ nɔːθ west terɪtərɪ], Nordwẹstterritorium, das Gebiet zwischen Pennsylvania, dem Ohio und Mississippi sowie den Großen Seen, das als »Old Northwest« im 18. Jahrhundert aus Handelsgründen zwischen Großbritannien und Frankreich umkämpft war. Es …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Northwest Territory — ☆ Northwest Territory region north of the Ohio River, between Pa. & the Mississippi (established 1787): it now forms Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., & part of Minn …   English World dictionary

  • Northwest Territory — This article is about the historical U.S. territory. For the Canadian territory, see Northwest Territories. For the Hudson s Bay Company territory, see North Western Territory. For the northwestern corner of the Lower 48, see Northwestern United… …   Wikipedia

  • Northwest Territory — Karte des Nordwest Territoriums Das Nordwest Territorium war ab 1787 ein Hoheitsgebiet der jungen Vereinigten Staaten von ursprünglich etwa 630.000 km² Größe (zum Vergleich: Deutschland hat 357.000 km²), das nördlich des Ohio und westlich der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Northwest Territory's At-large congressional district — In 1798, the Northwest Territory became eligible to send a non voting delegate to the U.S. Congress. The Assembly elected this representative. List of Delegates from Northwest Territory Delegate Years Party William Henry Harrison March 4, 1799 –… …   Wikipedia

  • Northwest Territory — the region north of the Ohio River, organized by Congress in 1787, comprising present day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the eastern part of Minnesota. * * * ▪ historical territory, United States  U.S. territory created by… …   Universalium

  • Northwest territory — A name formerly applied to the territory northwest of the Ohio river …   Black's law dictionary

  • Northwest territory — A name formerly applied to the territory northwest of the Ohio river …   Black's law dictionary

  • Northwest Territory — The public domain of the United States following the successful conclusion of the Revolutionary War and the making of a treaty of peace with England, lying west of the state of New York and north of the Ohio River. The domain from which the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Northwest Territory — reg. awarded to the United States by Britain in 1783, extending from the Great Lakes S to the Ohio River and from Pennsylvania W to the Mississippi …   Webster's Gazetteer

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