Comment on God bless the Midwest

A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• jambudz@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Midwest, not northwest. The northwest is Oregon and Washington

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• Godric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yes, which is a pretty interesting holdover due to US’s territorial evolution!

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  • A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Explain

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    • Triasha@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      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.

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      • A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I see

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