in 1784,the leaders of what would later become the state of virginia gave up---to the territory that

题目

in 1784,the leaders of what would later become the state of virginia gave up---to the territory that later became five different Midwestern states.,
A any claim
B when the claim
C to claim
D would claim
为什么选A 不选C

答案

挑出这个长句的主干部分：the leaders gave up ______ to the territory.
Give up something give up doing something
因此根据选项知这题claim做名词,选择a