Critical Thinking
Read the text and answer the questions,
When Great Britain lost the American Revolutionary War, the Treaty of Paris of 1783 gave land
the Northwest Territory to the new United States. Great Britain kept its lands in Canada. Left
consideration, but certainly affected, were the American Indians in the Northwest Territory. ire a
The United States wanted to:
• keep the British out of the
Northwest Territory
stop American Indians
from causing problems
for settlers
Great Britain wanted to:
• keep its lands in Canada
• continue its profitable
fur trade with American
Indians in the Northwest
Territory
4. B
• push Great Britain out of
North America.
What did the United Stayes do to help achieve its goals?