Because it was an important part of land
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Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark
Illinois and Indiana.
George Rogers Clark was the leader of Virginia frontier fighters in the Ohio river valley
The Native Americans were less of a threat on the frontier.
He sied
He sied
He persuaded the governor of Virginia that he was right. Clark raised an army. He and his men captured British in the West.
George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark and some Virginia militia set out to end the British attack on Western Settlers in the frontier. Clark's victories strengthened the American positions in the West.
Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark
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Illinois and Indiana.
George Rogers Clark was the leader of Virginia frontier fighters in the Ohio river valley
George Rogers Clark was the leader of Virginia frontier fighters in the Ohio river valley
George Rogers Clark helped the Patriot cause by seizing British forts on the southwestern frontier.
George Rogers Clark helped the Patriot cause by seizing British forts on the southwestern frontier.