Northwest Territory

American  

noun

1. the region north of the Ohio River, organized by Congress in 1787, comprising present-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the eastern part of Minnesota.

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Northwest Territory British  

noun

1. See Old Northwest

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Northwest Territory

Masur’s story begins in the Northwest Territory, where the Continental Congress abolished slavery in 1787.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2021

In it, they included a clause outlawing slavery, making the Northwest Territory the largest region in the New World up to that time to have done so.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2019

McCullough tells the story of a group of New Englanders, led by The Rev. Manasseh Cutler, who in the late 18th century ventured into the Northwest Territory - now Ohio - to create communities.

From Washington Times ● May 15, 2019

The Land Law of 1800 further encouraged land sales in the Northwest Territory by reducing the minimum parcel size by half and enabling sales on credit, with the goal of stimulating settlement by ordinary farmers.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

In 1799 he served as member of the first legislature of the Northwest Territory.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman