George+Rogers+Clark

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Who was he? What economic forces influnced his perspective? What social forces influenced his perspective? What political forces inluenced his perspective?
 * He was a Kentucky Military Leader from Virginia
 * Surveyer from Virginia
 * Frontier Soldier
 * Born- November 19, 1752
 * Died- February 13, 1818
 * Won many important victories
 * He was the second son of John and Ann Rogers Clark
 * Both families Virginia landholders
 * After George was born he moved to a 400 acre farm in Kentucky
 * He was brother of the explorer William Clark
 * George was friends with Cheif Logan of the Mingo Indian Tribe
 * Led 150 young men to raid Cahakia, Kaskaskia and Vincennes
 * Fought for freedom for kentucky
 * Led forces through frozen swamps
 * Took Ohio River Valley
 * Received most schooling at home from relatives George was 11 when he and his cousin, Jonathan, sent to live with their Grandfather in order to attend a private school
 * George was sent home after six or eight months
 * ===said, " If a country is not worth protecting, it's not worth claiming!"===
 * British came to attack Kentuckians and no one stood up to fight