h*****n
发帖数: 2023 | 1 看到西北大学（中国）这本版面想的美国芝加哥也有个西北大学。明明在美国中部，与
西北扯不上边，不知为什么取名西北大学。问了几个芝加哥的美国学生，竟然也不知道
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发帖数: 1105 | 2 The University's name, Northwestern, came from its founders' desire to serve
citizens of the states that occupied the area of the former Northwest
Territory: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of
Minnesota.
【在 h*****n 的大作中提到】
: 看到西北大学（中国）这本版面想的美国芝加哥也有个西北大学。明明在美国中部，与
: 西北扯不上边，不知为什么取名西北大学。问了几个芝加哥的美国学生，竟然也不知道
: 。
| f******r
发帖数: 1105 | 3 The Northwest Territory, formally known as the Territory Northwest of the
River Ohio, was a governmental region within the early United States. The
Northwest Ordinance, passed by the Congress of the Confederation on July 13,
1787, provided for the administration of the territories and set rules for
admission as a state. On August 7, 1789, the new U.S. Congress affirmed the
Ordinance with slight modifications under the Constitution. The territory
included all the land of the United States west of
【在 h*****n 的大作中提到】
: 看到西北大学（中国）这本版面想的美国芝加哥也有个西北大学。明明在美国中部，与
: 西北扯不上边，不知为什么取名西北大学。问了几个芝加哥的美国学生，竟然也不知道
: 。
| f******r
发帖数: 1105 | 4 By that time, this part was the northwestern of US, and west of it was belong to Spain. haha.
13,
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【在 f******r 的大作中提到】
: The Northwest Territory, formally known as the Territory Northwest of the
: River Ohio, was a governmental region within the early United States. The
: Northwest Ordinance, passed by the Congress of the Confederation on July 13,
: 1787, provided for the administration of the territories and set rules for
: admission as a state. On August 7, 1789, the new U.S. Congress affirmed the
: Ordinance with slight modifications under the Constitution. The territory
: included all the land of the United States west of
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