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minus-squareA_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoIs it true that the US northwest is actually in the northeast?
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoYes, which is a pretty interesting holdover due to US’s territorial evolution!
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoThe northwest territories were north and west of the original thirteen colonies, more or less. They are not more north east of the country as a whole, because westward expansion continued.
Is it true that the US northwest is actually in the northeast?
Yes, which is a pretty interesting holdover due to US’s territorial evolution!
Explain
The northwest territories were north and west of the original thirteen colonies, more or less. They are not more north east of the country as a whole, because westward expansion continued.