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Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories is one of the three territories in Canada. Despite it's large area, the population of the Northwest Territories is only about 42,000.

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What are natural resources the Northwest Territories?

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Dimonds, gold,natural gas, oil, coal, and many more

What is the annual snowfall in Newfoundland?

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The average Yearly snowfall in Newfoundland is 200cm to 300cm

Is same-sex marriage legal in the North West Territories?

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Yes. Same-sex marriage was legalized in the North West Territories and all over Canada on July 20, 2005 with the passage of the Civil Marriage act.

What are the coldest months in Northwest Territories?

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According to a Tyndall operational climatic data summary, December, January and February.

How large is Northwest Territories?

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The Northwest Territory covered more than 260,000 miles. It was ceded to the United States at the end of the Revolutionary War.

What does the north west territory in Asia make?

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The north west territories are frontier regions of Afghanistan,North West Pakistan,Ubekistan,Iran etc.They produce fruits,nuts,wool and opium.

What do the colors on the Northwest Territories flag mean?

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The green on the Northwest Territories flag is used to represent forests. White is used as a tribute to the Arctic circle ice cap, red is used to represent the tundra, and blue represents the Northwest Passage.

How did the Northwest territory get its name?

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The name "Northwest Territories" has had a long history, with beginnings in the early fur trade. On May 2nd, 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) was granted a charter to conduct trade in 'Rupert's Land', which was defined as the area drained by the rivers flowing into Hudson Bay. Historically, the term "North West Territory" was loosely applied to the vast lands north and west of Lake Superior. The region to the west and northwest of Rupert's Land was generally referred to as the "Grand Nord' by the traders. The North West Company opened this region to the fur trade with the Cree, Dene and Inuit inhabitants in 1778 when Peter Pond crossed the Methye Portage, and they held a virtual monopoly over trade in the area until 1815.

The territory's name first became official in 1859 with the British "Indian Territories Act" which established British jurisdiction over land not in Rupert's Land or British Columbia, which was called the "The North-Western Territory." This included all of what is now the Yukon Territory, the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, as well as parts of Manitoba. In 1866 the colonies of Vancouver's Island, British Columbia, and Stickeen Territory were joined, reducing the size of the The North-Western Territory. In 1868 the Canadian Parliament passed the "Rupert's Land Act", which authorized the acquisition of Rupert's Land and The North-Western Territory from the HBC for the sum of £300,000. On June 23rd, 1870 an Imperial Order-in-Council transferred Rupert's Land and The North-Western Territory to Canada, when it was renamed "The North-West Territories." The area included all of present-day Yukon Territory, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and parts of present-day Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador, but excluded most of the Arctic Islands. With the creation of the new District of Keewatin in 1876 the North-West Territories is split into two parts, bracketing the new District. In 1880 an Imperial Order-in-Council transferred British title to the Arctic Islands to Canada, and these were added to the geography of the North-West Territories. In 1881, Manitoba's boundaries are extended to the north, decreasing the size of the North-West Territories. In 1882 Districts called Assiniboia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Athabaska were created within the area of the North-West Territories.

In 1895 the North-West Territories consisted of the following Districts: Yukon, Mackenzie, Franklin, Athabaska, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Assiniboia, and Ungava. In 1898 the Yukon Territory was established as a separate territory, and Quebec's boundary was moved north the same year. In 1905 Alberta and Saskatchewan were created from the southern portions of the North-West Territories. In 1906 the Keewatin is transferred back to territory, and the hyphen was dropped with the passing of the "Northwest Territories Act" (c.62, RSC 1906). In 1912 the borders of Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec were moved north, leaving only the Districts of Keewatin, Mackenzie, and Franklin in the Northwest Territories. Thereafter, the NWT became synonymous with Canada "north of 60". In 1925, on the sector principle, the boundaries of Canada were extended to the North Pole, vastly increasing the size of the NWT. The last major change to the geopolitical map of the Northwest Territories occurred on April 1, 1999 with the creation of Nunavut. Since then, the remaining District names have fallen out of use.

The Old Northwest Territory stretched?

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west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River and reached north to Canada

The following are features of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 except it prohibited slavery in the territory it established guidelines for admitting new states it encouraged public education?

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The following are features of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 governed the territory of what are now the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, as in all territory ordinances, was written in line with what was at that time federal law. It allowed indentured servitude, except it prohibited slavery in the territory. It established guidelines for admitting new states, and it encouraged public education. Many of these ordinances were developed into the constitution when the territory became a state .

How did the conflict in the Northwest Territory end?

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On August 20, 1794, Native Americans fought Wayne's troops in the Battle of Fallen Timbers and were defeated.

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What is the capital of Northwest Territories?

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The capital city of the Northwest Territories is Yellowknife. It was founded in 1935 and became the capital in 1967.

Do the northwest territories have a botanical garden?

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Yes, the Northwest territories have several botanical gardens. Botanists have been collecting plant specimens in there for the past 150 years.