The beginner's American history . ucky, which has a small head-stone marked with the letters G. R. C,and nothing more; that is the graveof General George Rogers Clark, theman who did more than any one elseto get the west for us — or what wascalled the west a hundred years ago. Clarks Grave. 168. Summary. — During the Revolutionary War GeorgeRogers Clark of Virginia, with a small number of men,captured Fort Kaskaskia in Illinois, and Fort Vincennesin Indiana. Clark drove out the British from that part ofthe country, and when peace was made, we kept the west —that is, the country as far as the M
The beginner's American history . ucky, which has a small head-stone marked with the letters G. R. C,and nothing more; that is the graveof General George Rogers Clark, theman who did more than any one elseto get the west for us — or what wascalled the west a hundred years ago. Clarks Grave. 168. Summary. — During the Revolutionary War GeorgeRogers Clark of Virginia, with a small number of men,captured Fort Kaskaskia in Illinois, and Fort Vincennesin Indiana. Clark drove out the British from that part ofthe country, and when peace was made, we kept the west —that is, the country as far as the Mississippi River— as partof the United States. Had it not been for him and hisbrave men, we might not have got it. What did the British have in the west ? Where were three of those forts ? Whohired the Indians to fight ? How did they fight ? What did most of the people inEngland think about this ? What is said of George the Third ? What friend didDaniel Boone have in Virginia ? What did Clark undertake to do ? Tell how he. 132 THE BEGINNER S AMERICAN HISTORY went down the Ohio. Tell how he marched on Fort Kaskaskia. What happenedwhen he got there ? What did Clark say to the people in the fort ? How was FortVincennes taken ? What did the British do the next year ? Tell about FrancisVigo. What did Clark and his men start to do ? How far off was Fort Vincennes ?Tell about the first part of the march ? What lands did they come to ? Tell howthe men waded. How did Clark save the lives of some of the men ? Did Clarktake the fort ? What did the Americans get possession of by this victory ? Whathappened at the end of the Revolutionary War ? What did we say ? What is saidof the grave at Louisville, Kentucky ? What did Clark get for us ? j^o^c GENERAL RUFUS PUTNAM (1738-1824). 169. What General Putnam did for Washington, and whatthe British said of Putnams work. — When the British hadpossession of Boston in the time of the Revolution, Wash-
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