Southwest Territory

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The Southwest Territory was a United States territorial government (1790–1796) that administered the region south of the Ohio River which later became the state of Tennessee.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
organized incorporated territory of the United States
appliesStatute Northwest Ordinance (with modifications)
linked to: Northwest Ordinance
appliesToJurisdiction region south of the Ohio River
appointedBy George Washington
borderedBy Georgia
Indian Territory (various Native American lands)
linked to: Indian Territory

Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
capital Knoxville
continent North America
country United States of America
currency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
dateOfSignificantEvent 1796-06-01
dissolvedOrAbolished 1796
endTime 1796
establishedBy Congress of the United States
Southwest Ordinance
followed Washington District
western counties of North Carolina
followedBy State of Tennessee
linked to: Tennessee
formerCapital Rocky Mount
linked to: Morganton

White’s Fort
governor William Blount
hasJurisdictionOver settlers in what became Tennessee
hasPart East Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
parts of what is now Tennessee
headOfGovernment William Blount
historyOfTopic statehood of Tennessee
languageUsed English
legalForm territorial government
legislativeBody Territorial Assembly of the Southwest Territory
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Mississippi River
Ohio River
Tennessee River
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity United States of America
namedAfter its location southwest of the original United States territory under the Northwest Ordinance
officialName Territory South of the River Ohio
partOf American frontier
linked to: Old West

Southern United States
population approximately 35,000 (early 1790s, rough historical estimate)
reasonForAbolition admission of Tennessee as a state
religion various Protestant denominations
shortName Southwest Territory
significantEvent admission of Tennessee to the Union
significantOfficeHeldBy William Blount as territorial governor
startTime 1790

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Tennessee frontier governedBy Southwest Territory
Treaty of Holston appliesToTerritory Southwest Territory
subject linked to: Treaty of Holston (1791)
William Blount residence Southwest Territory
Territory South of the River Ohio commonName Southwest Territory
1790 United States census includesPopulationOf Southwest Territory
Nickajack Expedition relatedTo Southwest Territory
Fort Blount partOf Southwest Territory
Southwest Territory shortName Southwest Territory
State of Franklin successor Southwest Territory
Attorney General of the Southwest Territory partOf government of the Southwest Territory
linked to: Southwest Territory
Attorney General of the Southwest Territory appliesTo Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio
linked to: Southwest Territory
William Blount jurisdiction Southwest Territory
North Carolina western lands followedBy Southwest Territory
North Carolina western lands formedBasisFor Southwest Territory
Cumberland settlements partOf Southwest Territory frontier
linked to: Southwest Territory
James White represented Southwest Territory
James White jurisdiction Southwest Territory