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The Western Reserve include lands south of Lake Erie.

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Congress Grants Connecticut the Western Reserve
What in the west was "reserved" and who reserved it?

When the American Revolution ended in 1783, the United States gained the Northwest Territory – an area of land that included the present states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota. Four states, Virginia, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut, claimed portions of the Northwest Territory for themselves.

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