Southwest Territory

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The Southwest Territory was a United States territorial government (1790–1796) that administered the region south of the Ohio River which later became the state of Tennessee.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
organized incorporated territory of the United States ⓘ
appliesStatute Northwest Ordinance (with modifications) ⓘ
linked to: Northwest Ordinance
appliesToJurisdiction region south of the Ohio River ⓘ
appointedBy George Washington ⓘ
borderedBy Georgia ⓘ
Indian Territory (various Native American lands) ⓘ
linked to: Indian Territory

Kentucky ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
capital Knoxville ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currency United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
dateOfSignificantEvent 1796-06-01 ⓘ
dissolvedOrAbolished 1796 ⓘ
endTime 1796 ⓘ
establishedBy Congress of the United States ⓘ
Southwest Ordinance ⓘ
followed Washington District ⓘ
western counties of North Carolina ⓘ
followedBy State of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee
formerCapital Rocky Mount ⓘ
linked to: Morganton

White’s Fort ⓘ
governor William Blount ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver settlers in what became Tennessee ⓘ
hasPart East Tennessee ⓘ
Middle Tennessee ⓘ
parts of what is now Tennessee ⓘ
headOfGovernment William Blount ⓘ
historyOfTopic statehood of Tennessee ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
legalForm territorial government ⓘ
legislativeBody Territorial Assembly of the Southwest Territory ⓘ
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Mississippi River ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ
Tennessee River ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity United States of America ⓘ
namedAfter its location southwest of the original United States territory under the Northwest Ordinance ⓘ
officialName Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ
partOf American frontier ⓘ
linked to: Old West

Southern United States ⓘ
population approximately 35,000 (early 1790s, rough historical estimate) ⓘ
reasonForAbolition admission of Tennessee as a state ⓘ
religion various Protestant denominations ⓘ
shortName Southwest Territory ⓘ
significantEvent admission of Tennessee to the Union ⓘ
significantOfficeHeldBy William Blount as territorial governor ⓘ
startTime 1790 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tennessee frontier → governedBy → Southwest Territory ⓘ
Treaty of Holston → appliesToTerritory → Southwest Territory ⓘ
subject linked to: Treaty of Holston (1791)
William Blount → residence → Southwest Territory ⓘ
Territory South of the River Ohio → commonName → Southwest Territory ⓘ
1790 United States census → includesPopulationOf → Southwest Territory ⓘ
Nickajack Expedition → relatedTo → Southwest Territory ⓘ
Fort Blount → partOf → Southwest Territory ⓘ
Southwest Territory → shortName → Southwest Territory ⓘ
State of Franklin → successor → Southwest Territory ⓘ
Attorney General of the Southwest Territory → partOf → government of the Southwest Territory ⓘ
linked to: Southwest Territory
Attorney General of the Southwest Territory → appliesTo → Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Southwest Territory
William Blount → jurisdiction → Southwest Territory ⓘ
North Carolina western lands → followedBy → Southwest Territory ⓘ
North Carolina western lands → formedBasisFor → Southwest Territory ⓘ
Cumberland settlements → partOf → Southwest Territory frontier ⓘ
linked to: Southwest Territory
James White → represented → Southwest Territory ⓘ
James White → jurisdiction → Southwest Territory ⓘ