Question

What land area made up the northwest territory?

a. land north of Texas and west of Vermont
b. land west of the Ohio River and south of New York and Pennsylvania
c. land west of Texas and north of Vermont
d. land north of the Ohio River and west of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

Answer 1

D. Land north of the Ohio River and west of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. The Northwest Territory was made up of land north of the Ohio River and west of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

The Northwest Territory was a territory of the United States of America, annexed as part of the agreement that ended the American Revolution of 1776, which the patriots won. The territory was officially created in the United States Congress on July 13, 1787. Originally, it encompassed the present states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as eastern Minnesota. The region had more than 673,000 square kilometers. The territory was claimed by New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Virginia.