Ovarian Cysts and Tumors Ovarian masses or neoplasms can be cystic or solid. A cyst is fluid-filled and a tumor or âmassâ is solid. Ovarian neoplasms can also have a combination of cystic and solid features. Cysts and tumors may be benign or malignant.
Northwest Territory. The Northwest Territory, or Old Northwest, refers to the area that became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and a portion of Minnesota. The region comprises more than 260,000 square miles. The area was hotly contested by the major European colonial powers, France and Britain.
The ordinance created the Northwest Territory, the first organized territory of the United States, from lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains, between British Canada and the Great Lakes to the north and the Ohio River to the south.The upper Mississippi River formed the Territory's western boundary.he 1787 law relied on a strong central government, which was assured under the new Constitution that took effect in 1789. In August, 1789, it was replaced by the Northwest Ordinance of 1789, in which the new Congress reaffirmed the Ordinance with slight modifications.