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Illinois was a part of the Northwest Territory until 1809. It was on February 3, 1809 that it was established as the Illinois Territory by the10th United States Congress.
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What 5 states formed from land in the northwest territory?
The five modern-day statesthat make up the Northwest Territories are OHIOILLINOISINDIANAMICHIGANWISCONSINMINNESOTA Hope this is what ur looking 4! =) (it is)just so you peepole know theres only five states that were in the northwest territory
Which of these is the best description of the Old Northwest Territory?
The Old Northwest territory is the region that became the states of Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, and part of Minnesota.
What was the plan for the northwest territory in 1785?
Thomas Jefferson After the end of the American Revolution, Congress established a system for settling the new territory the United States acquired. The land involved was located west of the Appalachian Mountains and eventually became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and a portion of Minnesota. The Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 served as a framework for settling this Northwest Territory.
What year was slavery banned in the northwest territory?
In 1787, Congress banned slavery in the new northwest territory. The territory included the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. By prohibiting slavery in the territory, it made the Ohio River the boundary between slave and non-slave states.
Is Illinois a colony?
Illinois was a British-controlled territory at the time of the American Revolution, specifically part of the British Province of Quebec, and a territory under British rule set aside in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for use by Native Americans, which was assigned to the United States in the Treaty of Paris of 1783. At that time it became part of the Northwest Territory until such time as it entered the Union as a new state.
