Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 15 days agoGod bless the Midwestlemmy.worldimagemessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down112
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minus-squareA_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoIs it true that the US northwest is actually in the northeast?
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·14 days agoYes, which is a pretty interesting holdover due to US’s territorial evolution!
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days 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.
minus-squarejambudz@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 days agoMidwest, not northwest. The northwest is Oregon and Washington
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.
I see
Midwest, not northwest. The northwest is Oregon and Washington