Critical Thinking Questions  
 
 
 
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Western Land Claims during the Revolution
 
 
Identify the states with western land claims and generalize about what they have in common. Do the same for the states without western land claims.




What does the pattern of western land claims suggest about the nature of the original thirteen colonies? About how the colonies with western claims viewed themselves?




Discuss the significance of the cession of the land claims to the federal government. What does the states’ willingness to give up their claims after the Revolution suggest about how they viewed themselves after independence?