1.What economic and political developments prompted the Connecticut Land Company trustees to postpone their initial survey of the Western Reserve of Ohio until 1796? What personal motives and professional considerations led Moses Cleveland and his survey party to choose the area east and south of the mouth of the Cuyahoga River for their primary settlement?

2. What were some of the setbacks and difficulties faced by early Clevelanders as the area developed?

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1The Connecticut Land Co proprietors invested 1200000 in the Western Reserve hoped that the lands would make them all rich In order to do that they needed to divide the Western Reserves 3 million acre... View the full answer