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By the 1780s, seven of the 13 original states had enunciated claims to areas in the West. These so-called "landed" states had a great potential advantage over the six "landless" states. It was assumed that the future sale of western lands would enrich the landed states and possibly allow them to operate without any form of taxation. The landless states feared that they would lose residents and dwindle into insignificance.

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landed- Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Georgia, and New Hamshire.

Landless- Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

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