Essentials of United States history . settlements north of the Ohio, now in the possession of theEnglish, and from these villages they obtained their suppliesand ammunition. 163. George Rogers Clark. — All the territory south of theGreat Lakes and between theAllegheny Mountains and theMississippi had been occupiedby the French, but it hadalso been included in thegrants to several English colo-nies. In 1774, the British Par-liament, in an act called TheQuebec Act, made the terri-tory northwest of the OhioRiver a part of the Canadiandomain. Had it not been forone man, possibly we mightnot have s
Essentials of United States history . settlements north of the Ohio, now in the possession of theEnglish, and from these villages they obtained their suppliesand ammunition. 163. George Rogers Clark. — All the territory south of theGreat Lakes and between theAllegheny Mountains and theMississippi had been occupiedby the French, but it hadalso been included in thegrants to several English colo-nies. In 1774, the British Par-liament, in an act called TheQuebec Act, made the terri-tory northwest of the OhioRiver a part of the Canadiandomain. Had it not been forone man, possibly we mightnot have secured this regionby the treaty of peace at theclose of the Revolutionary War. That man was GeorgeRogers Clark, a native of Virginia. In the year 1778, whenhe was twenty-five years of age, having made an explor-ing tour into Kentucky, he returned on foot to Virginia, toobtain aid from the governor for the western next year he conducted an expedition against the oldFrench settlements in the Illinois country. So secretly. George Rogers Clark. 148 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY had his plans been made that his arrival at Kaskaskia wasKaskaskia a complete surprise. He captured the place with-Captured. 0ut a battle, and secured not only the Britishgovernor but also the writ which the governor had receivedfrom Canada instructing him to incite the Indians againstKentucky. 164. The Capture of Vincennes. — The governor of Vin-cennes, General Hamilton, was stationed at that post with alarge force. Colonel Clark, with one hundred and thirty men,set out from Kaskaskia for Vincennes in February, 1779. Itwas a long journey, beset with difficulties which most menwould have found insurmountable. The march lay across acountry flooded by the melting snows and without bridgesor roads. Often the men waded through water up to theirbodies, and sometimes to their armpits. They suffered un-told hardships, but they did not flinch. Never was there abraver or a more heroic body of m
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