The territory north of the Great Lakes was claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company. Established in 1670, the company played a significant role in the fur trade and exploration of Canada and the northern United States. Its claims were rooted in the fur trading activities and land agreements with Indigenous peoples, leading to extensive territorial control in the region.
the American territory along the Great Lakes
Great Lakes
George Rogers Clark is known as the "Conqueror of the Old Northwest" because he led the successful military campaign that claimed the Northwest Territory for America from the British. This territory was bounded by the Great Lakes to the north and east, the Ohio River to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west.
North America / Canada - the Great Lakes.
French
Northwest Territories
The huge area from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico was claimed for France by explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in the late 17th century. He famously traveled down the Mississippi River and claimed the entire watershed for France, naming the territory Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. This claim was part of France's broader efforts to establish colonial control in North America.
Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake. Other than that there are over 31,500 lakes in Canada
the American territory along the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes made the Northwest Territory so valuable.
The Northwest Territory is made out of the region south of the Great Lakes , north and west of the Ohio River
The Great Lakes do form a section of the border between the US and Canada, as does a short stretch of the Saint Lawrence River. However, a longer stretch of the river is wholly in Canadian territory, and one of the Great Lakes (Michigan) is entirely in US territory.