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  1. …in reply to @NYQCPodcast1754
    @APHistorian1754 @DouthatNYT Right. Wiped out vast Ohio land claims of elite speculators like George Washington & frustrated poor who wanted to carve out homesteads. Land-hungry colonials were willing to risk conflict w/ natives; the Crown didn't want to pay for troops so wanted to keep the peace w/ natives.