Table of Contents
- 1 How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect the United States?
- 2 What were the geographical boundaries of the Northwest Territory in 1787?
- 3 What is the main industry in the Northwest Territories?
- 4 When was the Northwest Territory ceded to the United States?
- 5 What are the states of the Old Northwest?
How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect the United States?
Also known as the Ordinance of 1787, the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.
What were the geographical boundaries of the Northwest Territory in 1787?
Northwest Territory, U.S. territory created by Congress in 1787 encompassing the region lying west of Pennsylvania, north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes.
What change did the Northwest Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 affect?
The ordinance, which predated the Constitution, framed the plan for governing the territories “north and west of the river Ohio” and their admission to the Union. (The ordinance also banned slavery and guaranteed religious and civil freedom.)
What were the physical features that border the Northwest Territory?
The Northwest Territories includes three main geographic regions: the Arctic Archipelago to the north, the arctic mainland and the Mackenzie Valley area. The arctic mainland, sometimes referred to as the Barren Lands, lies northeast of the treeline, and the Mackenzie Valley area to the west.
What is the main industry in the Northwest Territories?
Mining
Mining is the largest industry in the NWT. It is also the main source of employment, creating over 2,500 direct jobs. Industry wages and salaries are the highest in Canada.
When was the Northwest Territory ceded to the United States?
The region was ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Paris of 1783. The Congress of the Confederation enacted the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 to provide for the administration of the territories and set rules for admission of jurisdictions as states.
Where was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 located?
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio. 1787. Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio. 1787.
What was the territory of the United States in 1787?
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 northeastern part of Minnesota.
What are the states of the Old Northwest?
The Northwest Territory, or Old Northwest, refers to the area that became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and a portion of Minnesota.