175. The Land Cessions
In 1784 Virginia gave up her claims to the land northwest of the Ohio River with the ex - ception of certain large tracts which she reserved for her veteran soldiers . Massa - chusetts ceded her claims in 1785. The next year (1786) Connecticut gave up her claims . But she reserved a large tract of land di - rectly west of Pennsylvania . This was called the Connecticut Reserve or , more often , the Western Reserve . South Carolina and North Carolina ceded their lands in 1787 and 1790, and finally Georgia gave up her claims to western lands in 1802.
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