A young people's history of Virginia and Virginians .. . dozen of Englishmen, moved by the love of empire andthe darin^g adventure of their race, settled upon an un-healthy island of Virginia, and have, by an unparalleledenergy and wisdom, extended their power over this conti-nent. Their descendants have in 200 years added to theterritory of the United States all of that region whichstretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Potormac to the Rio Grande. General George Rogers Clarke, of Albemarle, Va., con- History of Virginia and Virginians. 213 quered from England the Northwest terri
A young people's history of Virginia and Virginians .. . dozen of Englishmen, moved by the love of empire andthe darin^g adventure of their race, settled upon an un-healthy island of Virginia, and have, by an unparalleledenergy and wisdom, extended their power over this conti-nent. Their descendants have in 200 years added to theterritory of the United States all of that region whichstretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Potormac to the Rio Grande. General George Rogers Clarke, of Albemarle, Va., con- History of Virginia and Virginians. 213 quered from England the Northwest territory, which nowcontains the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin,and part of Michigan. Virginia prohibited the introduc-tion of slavery into any part of it, and at the close of theRevolution gave it for the common property of the UnitedStates. Captains Lewis and Clarke, of the same county in Vir-ginia, explored the vast region between the Mississippiand Pacific ST. PETERS CHURCH, NEW KENT COUNTY, VA. President Jefferson, in 1803, purchased from Napoleonthe French province of Louisiana, divided now into manyStates. President Monroe, of Westmoreland county, in 1821,bought Florida, now divided between Florida, Georgia,Alabama and Mississippi. In 1836 General Sam Houston,of Rockbridge county, Va., conquered Texas from Mex-ico, and in 1844 application was made for admission intothe United States, and it was admitted in December, 1845. 214 History of Virginia and Virginians. In 1846 Generals Taylor and Scott, of Virginia, overcameMexico in many battles, and New Mexico, Arizona, andCalifornia were added to our territory by treaty at theclose of the war. Dr. Thomas Walker, of Albemarle county, in 1750, firstexplored and named the Cumberland River and moun-tains, after the Duke of Cumberland. He and five com-panions were absent on this expedition six months. Theykilled many buffalo, elk, deer, and bear, and went acrossthe Cumberland to the headwaters
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