Northwest Territory
English
Proper noun
Northwest
Territory
(
historical
)
A former territory of the
United States
that consisted of the future states of
Ohio
,
Indiana
,
Illinois
,
Michigan
, and
Wisconsin
, plus part of
Minnesota
. It existed from 1787 to 1803.
See also
Northwest Territories
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