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Virginia's Cession of Western Lands to The United States – December 20, 1783
The Resolution of Congress of October 10, 1780 and the attitude of Maryland toward ratification of the Articles of Confederation gave a powerful impulse to the cession of the land claims of the States to the United States. New York and Connecticut expressed their willingness to cede their claims as early as 1781. The following year Congress accepted the New York cession. The claims of Virginia were the most extensive and the strongest of those of any State: they were based not only on charter rights but on the achievements of Clark in the Northwest. Virginia's first cession in 1781, was coupled with conditions that were not acceptable to Congress: the cession of 1783 was promptly accepted and the deed signed March 1, 1784. The clauses in the cession reserving military bounty lands north of the Ohio are of particular importance.

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As found in Documents of American History – Henry Steele Commager