Question

George Rogers Clark made which of the following contributions to the Revolutionary War in the North west Territory?

• A. He captured the traitor Benedict Arnold.
• B. He led the army that defeated the French.
• C. He captured Forts Ticonderoga and Crown Point.
• D. He captured Forts Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes.
• E. He defeated Lord Nelson on Lake Erie.

Answer 1

The correct option is D He captured Forts Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes.

George Rogers Clark is remembered as the heroic Revolutionary War commander who led a small force of frontiersmen through the freezing waters of the Illinois country to capture British-held Fort Sackville at Vincennes during February 1779.