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What was the Northwest Territory?

An area of land north of the Ohio River
Another name for the New England Colonies
The part of North America kept by the British after the war
Land along the Pacific Coast

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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.

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The part of North America kept by the British after the war.
The remnants exist today in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
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