Northwest Territory

GPTKB entity

Statements (121)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:region
gptkbp:area approximately 260,000 square miles
gptkbp:bordered_by gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Ohio_River
gptkb:lakes
gptkbp:borders east of the Mississippi River
north of the Ohio River
south of the Great Lakes
west of the Appalachian Mountains
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Chillicothe
Marietta
gptkbp:conflict Native American resistance
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:American_frontier
settlement of the American frontier
gptkbp:dissolved 1803
gptkbp:economic_activity agriculture
fur trade
gptkbp:established 1787
gptkbp:established_in 1787
gptkbp:first_state_admitted gptkb:Ohio
gptkbp:first_state_admitted_year 1803
gptkbp:first_state_formed gptkb:Ohio
gptkbp:governance gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkbp:government territorial government
gptkbp:government_type territorial government
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Arthur_St._Clair
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785
gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance_of_1787
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Jonathan_Dayton
gptkb:Robert_Lucas
gptkb:John_Cleves_Symmes
gptkb:William_H._H._Mc_Kinley
gptkb:William_H._Harrison
gptkb:Edward_Tiffin
gptkb:Thomas_Worthington
gptkb:Anthony_Wayne
gptkb:Charles_Willson_Peale
gptkb:James_Wilkinson
gptkb:Samuel_Huntington
gptkb:William_L._Mc_Guffey
gptkb:John_Mc_Intire
Benjamin Stites
gptkbp:historical_significance early American governance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Northwest Territory
gptkbp:included gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Wisconsin
part of Minnesota
gptkbp:included_land_from original thirteen colonies
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Wisconsin
part of Minnesota
gptkbp:influenced westward expansion
gptkbp:land_ownership public land survey system
gptkbp:last_state_formed gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance
territorial courts
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fallen_Timbers
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:population gptkb:Roman_settlement
approximately 5,000 in 1790
gptkbp:predecessor unorganized territory
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:territorial_disputes
gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkb:economic_development
gptkb:historical_narratives
gptkb:migration_patterns
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:transportation
gptkb:military
gptkb:urban_development
gptkb:economic_policies
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkb:community_development
gptkb:historical_preservation
gptkb:political_representation
gptkb:land_ownership
gptkb:federal_government
agricultural practices
cultural diversity
environmental changes
cultural institutions
land claims
land disputes
social structures
colonial governance
settlement patterns
education systems
judicial systems
statehood process
civic institutions
settler conflicts
Indian treaties
gptkbp:significance first organized territory of the United States
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Land_Ordinance_of_1785
gptkb:Northwest_Ordinance_of_1787
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Illinois_Territory
gptkb:Indiana_Territory
gptkb:Wisconsin_Territory
gptkb:Michigan_Territory
gptkbp:territorial_capital Marietta
gptkbp:territorial_capital_year 1788
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Greenville
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:William_H._Harrison
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3