GodricMar 6

God bless the Midwest

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Show threadA_Chilean_Cyborg
Is it true that the US northwest is actually in the northeast?
Mar 7 at 10:21pmWeb
Show threadGodricMar 7
Yes, which is a pretty interesting holdover due to US’s territorial evolution!
Show threadA_Chilean_CyborgMar 7
Explain
Show threadTriashaMar 7
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.
Show threadA_Chilean_CyborgMar 8
I see
Show threadjambudzMar 9
Midwest, not northwest. The northwest is Oregon and Washington