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Washington state and Oregon if you are referring to the United States Northwest Territory. You didn't specify what country you were asking about though.
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Origin of Michigan?
The Origin of Michigan means like, what was Michigan part of (land treaties and territories)? The Michigan territory is part of the northwest territory.
What law gave the land west of the Appalachian Mountains the name Northwest Territory?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 outlined the boudaries of the Northwest Territory, but the Appalachian Mountains was not part of the bounday description. The Northwest Territory is made out of the region south of the Great Lakes , north and west of the Ohio River.
What was the land of Minnesota called before it came a state?
Minnesota was part of the Louisiana Purchase, and the Northwest territory depending on the location since the Mississippi River was the boundary. Part of it was Rupert's Land. As the land became more settled, name changes happened. Illinois territory, Michigan territory, Iowa territory, Wisconsin territory, and Minnesota territory.
What is a government law that said the new land in the northwest territory should be surveyed?
The government law calling for surveying of land in the Northwest Territory was the Land Ordinance of 1785.
Describe where the northwest territory was located?
The Northwest Territory is the United States included all the land of the United States west of Pennsylvania and northwest of the Ohio River. It covered all of the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as the northeastern part of Minnesota.
Why did different groups claim rights to land in the northwest territory?
Different groups claim rights to settle in the land of the northwest territory because they won the war.
Was Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois and Wisconsin formed in the Northwest Territory?
Yes, they were a part of the Northwest Territory.
What territory was established in 1999 to settle the land claims of the inuit?
The Canadian territory of Nunavut is Canada's most recent addition. It was established on April 01 1999 as the homeland of the Inuit peoples. This territory used to be part of Canada's Northwest Territory. Nunavut has land borders with the Northwest Territories on several islands as well as the mainland.
What law allowed settlers to buy land in the northwest territory?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Was Illinois part of the Northwest Territory?
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.
What did the land ordinants of 1785 do?
It divided the Northwest Territory into townships and lots.
Why did Native American forces in the Northwest Territory?
To protect their land
