why was it so important to washington that the military campaign in the northwest territory be successful

Because the northwest territory must be safe at all for enemy if there's no military the enemy can go around so they can pass through inside.

Explanation:

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A company with that amount of revenue still saying that they hardly keep the doors open is probably because the profit is maybe negative. Profit is calculated by subtracting the total cost, that is the summation of the fixed cost and the variable cost, from the revenue. Even if the revenue is high, if the cost is also high, the profit will remain low.