Table of Contents
- 1 Who wanted to create a United States for Northwest Territory?
- 2 Who helped write the Northwest Ordinance?
- 3 How did us acquire Northwest Territory?
- 4 When was the Northwest Territory created?
- 5 How did Yukon become part of the NWT?
- 6 What does the Northwest Territories’ devolution mean for northerners?
Who wanted to create a United States for Northwest Territory?
Tecumseh was a Shawnee warrior chief who organized a Native American confederacy in an effort to create an autonomous Indian state and stop white settlement in the Northwest Territory (modern-day Great Lakes region).
Who helped write the Northwest Ordinance?
On December 3, 1818, Illinois entered the Union as the twenty-first state. Illinois was the third state formed from the Northwest Territory after Ohio in 1803 and Indiana in 1816. Michigan entered the Union as the twenty-sixth state on January 26, 1837, the fourth state created from the Northwest Territory.
What act created the Northwest Territory?
the Northwest Ordinance
Adopted on July 13, 1787, the Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory and outlined a process for admitting new states.
How did us acquire Northwest Territory?
At the time of its creation, the territory included all the land west of Pennsylvania, northwest of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River below the Great Lakes, and what later became known as the Boundary Waters. The region was ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
When was the Northwest Territory created?
See Article History. Northwest Territory, U.S. territory created by Congress in 1787 encompassing the region lying west of Pennsylvania, north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes.
Where was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Settlement of America’s western lands began with the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Northwest Territory, U.S. territory created by Congress in 1787 encompassing the region lying west of Pennsylvania, north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes.
How did Yukon become part of the NWT?
In 1895, Canada divided the NWT into four administrative districts: Yukon, Mackenzie, Franklin and Ungava. Three years later, Canada passed the Yukon Act, creating Yukon as a separate territory. Local resistance to federal control of the West by distant Ottawa led to the North-West Rebellion in 1885.
What does the Northwest Territories’ devolution mean for northerners?
In 2014, the federal government passed the Northwest Territories Devolution Act to grant province-like powers to the NWT. Among other changes, the territory now controls its crown lands and resources and keeps 50 per cent of resource revenue. NWT Premier Bob McLeod said this change finally gives northerners a “substantial voice” in decision-making.