Northwest Territory

:For other geographical names that use the term Northwest, see Northwest.

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The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and the Territory North West of the Ohio, was a government and region within the early United States. Passed by the Continental Congress on July 13,1787, the Northwest Ordinance provided for the administration of the territories and set rules for admission as a state. On August 7, 1789, the U.S. Congress affirmed the Ordinance with slight modifications under the Constitution. The territory 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 eastern part of Minnesota. The area covered more than 260,000 square miles (673,000 km²)

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United States - Continental Congress - July 13 - 1787 - Northwest Ordinance - August 7 - 1789 - U.S. Congress - Constitution - Pennsylvania - Ohio River - Ohio - Indiana - Illinois - Michigan - Wisconsin - Minnesota

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