What Is Meant by "Shared Environment

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Essay

What is meant by "shared environment"?

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Definitions:

Northwest Ordinance

An act passed by the Confederation Congress in 1787 that established a government for the Northwest Territory and outlined the process for admitting new states to the Union, prohibiting slavery in the territory.

Old Northwest

A historical term referring to the territory that became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota; it was an important region for expansion and settlement in early U.S. history.

Slavery

The condition in which individuals are owned by others as property, deprived of personal freedom, and forced to work without pay.

Indian Tribes

Indigenous peoples recognized by the government as having a certain degree of sovereignty and self-government within the United States.