George Rogers Clark, Conqueror of the Northwest

During the American Revolution, George Rogers Clark was a military leader from Virginia with a bold plan to secure the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for the Americans. Clark's plan and how it was carried out by his small group of men would have far reaching effects in the development of the United States after the war. The events of Clark's expedition and how it influenced not only the outcome of the American Revolution, but growth of the United States are covered.