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The Territory South of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Southwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1790, until June 1, 1796, when it was admitted to the United States as the State of Tennessee.
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Oct 8, 2017 · Map of the Tennessee Government, 1794, part of the Southwest Territory. Southwest Territory
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Some Southwest Territory Research Sources: National Archives Microfilm, M-471, State Department Territorial Papers: Territory Southwest of the River Ohio, 1790-1795. Roll 1. On the single roll of this microfilm series is reproduced the bound volume of papers of the Department of State relating to the Territory Southwest of the River Ohio.
The Territory South of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Southwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1790, until June 1, 1796, when it was admitted to the United States as the State of Tennessee.
Congress accepted the lands and set up the territory south of the Ohio River as the Southwest Territory. A territorial government was established with William Blount as governor. John Sevier had hoped he would be chosen governor by President George Washington, but William Blount's political connections enabled him to be chosen instead.
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no change to map: April 2, 1790 North Carolina ceded its western half to the federal government. May 26, 1790 The land recently ceded by North Carolina was organized as the Territory South of the River Ohio, commonly known as the Southwest Territory. May 29, 1790 Rhode Island became the thirteenth state to ratify the Constitution.
SOUTHWEST TERRITORY, the title applied to the region established in 1790 and officially named the "Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio." Although in theory it embraced the future state of Tennessee, the twelve-mile strip that South Carolina had ceded, and, possibly, the Georgia western lands, actual federal governance was ...
