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NORTHWEST TERRITORY

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Northwest Territoryname
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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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.

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