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this capture was important to the Americans because of the trick George Rogers Clark pulled on the British , having his men yell and scream as they attacked the fort, making his army look bigger.The British surrendered(don't know how to spell that someone please fix it.) quickly.

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The capture of Fort Vincennes helped the Americans because now the Americans controll the Ohio River Valley which now called "The West".

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