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In the Treaty of Paris, 1783, Great Britain offered the new United States generous terms that included lands in between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.

Why did the biggest empire with the greatest army and navy concede so much to a new nation?

Because George Rogers Clark and his men seized the Illinois Country and held it during the American War for Independence.

Today, William Nester, a Professor of Government and Politics at St. John\\u2019s University and author of George Rogers Clark: \\u2018I Glory in War,\\u2019 leads us on an exploration of the life and deeds of George Rogers Clark.

Show Notes:\\xa0http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/102

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