Since the mid-1700s, at least, American colonists under British rule had settled the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
After the Proclamation of 1763, there was increasing conflict. Americans, hungry for land, defied Great Britain and continued to settle on the western frontier. American Indians, fearful of the growing numbers of settlers on their traditional lands, fought to drive them back East. Americans and Indians committed atrocities against each other.
British government in the west was ruled from Detroit. In 1775, Henry Hamilton became lieutenant governor of Detroit. In order to maintain British control, he directed raids on American settlements by Indians who were allied with the British to obtain weapons and supplies and get rid of the settlers.
225th Anniversary Exhibit
- Home
- Under Many Nations
- American Revolution in the East
- American Revolution in the West
- Clark Goes West
- Year of the "Bloody Sevens"
- Clark's Daring Plan
- The Campaign Begins
- Taking Kaskaskia
- Taking Cahokia
- Taking Fort Sackville
- Peace with the Indians
- The British Retake Fort Sackville
- Clark Learns about Hamilton's Move
- March to Vincennes - February 5, 1779
- March to Vincennes - February 15, 1779
- March to Vincennes - February 17, 1779
- March to Vincennes - February 22, 1779
- March to Vincennes - February 23, 1779 - The Dry Ground
- March to Vincennes - February 23, 1779 - Warriors Island
- March to Vincennes - February 23, 1779 - Clark Attacks the Fort
- The Fort under Siege - February 24, 1779
- Terms of Surrender Determined - February 24, 1779
- Clark and the End of the American Revolution
- Clark after the American Revolution
- Plat of Clark's Grant
- Additional Aspects of Clark's Life and Work
- Clark's Death
- Celebrating Clark
- Note on the Sources
- Who's Who
- Timeline
- Exhibit Bibliography
- Contributing Organizations