original: ann arbor had set aside 40 acres -lrb- 16 ha -rrb- that it hoped would become the site for a new state capitol , but it offered this land to the university when lansing was chosen as the state capital .
simplifications: when lansing was chosen as the state capital , ann arbor offered 40 acres -lrb- 16 ha -rrb- that it had previously set aside and had hoped would become the site for a new state capital . ann arbor had set aside 40 acres -lrb- 16 ha -rrb- that it hoped . when lansing was choosen as the state capital ann arbor offered 40 acres of land for the university . ann arbor saved 40 acres -lrb- 16 ha -rrb- , hoping it would be the new state capitol , but gave the land to the university when lansing became the state capitol . it hoped would become the site for a new state capitol . ann arbor had set aside 40 acres 16 ha that it offered this land to the university when lansing was chosen as the state capital . ann arbor had set aside 40 acres that it hoped would become the site for a new state capital but it offered this land to the university when lansing was chosen as state capital . ann arbor had set aside 40 acres -lrb- 16 ha -rrb- that it hoped would become the place for a new state capital , but it offered this land to the university when lansing was chosen as the state capital . ann arbor had set apart 40 acres -lrb- 16 ha -rrb- that it hoped would become the site for a new state capitol , but it gave this land to the university when lansing was made the state capital .