northwest territory

Northwest Territory. Hist. The first possession of the United States, being the geographical region south of the Great Lakes, north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River, as designated by the Continental Congress in the late 1700s. • This area includes the present states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the eastern part of Minnesota.

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译者黎川，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与专利与技术诉讼相关的法律文件。