Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoGod bless the Midwestlemmy.worldimagemessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up1310
arrow-up1310imageGod bless the Midwestlemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square53linkfedilink
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYes, which is a pretty interesting holdover due to US’s territorial evolution!
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months 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.
Yes, which is a pretty interesting holdover due to US’s territorial evolution!
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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.
I see