Question

In 1790 which states held territory beyond their current boundaries? What states were eventually formed from these extended territories?

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

According to the map, the states that held territory beyond their current boundaries were Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. The states that were eventually formed from these extended territories were Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

In that time, this region was known as the Northwest Territory. It is considered to be the first territory incorporated into the United States after ist victory over the British troops in the American Revolutionary War of Independence. This new portion of big land was located south the Great Lakes, east of the Mississipi River, Northwest of the Ohio River, and west of Pennsylvania.