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EncyclopediaNorthwest TerritoryNorthwest Territory, first possession of the United States, comprising the region known as the Old Northwest, S and W of the Great Lakes, NW of the Ohio River, and E of the Mississippi River, including the present states of Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., and part of Minn. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Northwest Territory from Infoplease:
- Northwest Territories - Map of Northwest Territories & articles on flags, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
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- Northwest Territories: Bibliography - Bibliography See R. A. Phillips, Canada: The Story of the Yukon and Northwest Territories (1966); ...
- Northwest Territories: History - History When European incursions into the area began, they encountered the hunting and fishing ...
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