Illinois was a part of the Northwest Territory until 1809. It was on February 3, 1809 that it was established as the Illinois Territory by the10th United States Congress.
Illinois was part of the Virginia Colony until the Revolutionary ended. After that, it was part of the Northwest Territory. In 1809. the Illinois Territory was created.
the Northern Territory is what it was called
The Illinois Territory was created on February 3, 1809, with its capital at Kaskaskia.
March 1st 1809
Illinois's founding fathers were early French explorers and fur traders, such as Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette, who first explored the region in the late 17th century. Later, settlers from other American territories and countries like England and Germany also contributed to the development of Illinois.
Yes, they were a part of the Northwest Territory.
Actually, The Northwest Territory.
The largest wave of European colonization of Illinois came with the railroads and the Erie Canal. Illinois became a territory in 1809 and a state in 1818.
Illinois
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio
The Northwest Territory was organized in 1787. The states that were in it were Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and part of Minnesota.