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The 30 pages that link to Northwest Territories, each with the reason it gives.

• Treaty of Paris (1783)Broader topic: The treaty placed this contested region within U.S. boundaries despite Indigenous nations’ continuing claims.

• DetroitNarrower topic: Detroit became part of U.S. territory after the American Revolution.

• Articles of ConfederationBroader topic: Congressional governance of the territory became a lasting achievement of the Confederation period.

• NunavutCompared with: Nunavut was created by dividing the Northwest Territories.

• CincinnatiNarrower topic: Cincinnati’s founding took place within this territory.

• Northwest OrdinanceBroader topic: The ordinance established the government and statehood process for this territory.

• OhioNarrower topic: Ohio was carved from this territory before becoming a state.

• Ohio RiverRelated: The river formed the territory’s southern boundary.

• Rupert's LandCompared with: Its name resembles Rupert’s Land, but it was a separate region with a different imperial history.

• AlbertaCompared with: The provincial boundary separates Alberta’s elected provincial government from northern territorial governance.

• Northwest Indian WarRelated: The war centered on Native resistance to U.S. claims and settlement in this territory.

• Midwestern United StatesRelated: Its organization established an early framework for U.S. settlement and statehood in much of the Midwest.

• IndianaNarrower topic: Indiana Territory was carved from this earlier federal territory.

• Northwestern UniversityRelated: The territory supplies the geographic meaning behind Northwestern’s name.

• Ohio CountryNarrower topic: Later American claims and settlement transformed the contested region into an organized federal territory.

• Treaty of GreenvilleRelated: The treaty secured U.S. claims within this territory and eased its settlement.

• Mackenzie RiverNarrower topic: The river is the territory’s defining geographic waterway.

• SaskatchewanCompared with: Its territorial status and subarctic environment distinguish it from Saskatchewan’s southern provincial setting.

• Great Slave LakeNarrower topic: Great Slave Lake lies in this territory, near its southern edge.

• IllinoisNarrower topic: Illinois’s earlier territorial history began within this larger U.S. territory.

• Meriwether LewisRelated: Lewis began his military career in the region before becoming an explorer.

• MichiganNarrower topic: Michigan’s early settlements and territorial government developed within this territory.

• Antebellum SouthCompared with: Its free-labor development offered an early contrast to slaveholding expansion.

• Great Bear LakeNarrower topic: Great Bear Lake lies entirely within this territory.

• Johnny AppleseedBroader topic: Chapman planted nurseries in parts of this expanding settlement region.

• History of MichiganNarrower topic: Michigan's first U.S. territorial governments operated within this larger territory.

• History of MinnesotaNarrower topic: Its governance set precedents for organizing lands that later became Minnesota.

• History of OhioNarrower topic: Ohio’s territorial government and eventual statehood emerged from this federal territory.

• History of WisconsinNarrower topic: Its organization placed Wisconsin within the United States after the American Revolution.

• Queen Elizabeth IslandsRelated: The westernmost islands fall within this territory.