claim: Mike Friedrich is from America.
evidence: William Clark -LRB- August 1 , 1770 -- September 1 , 1838 -RRB- was an American explorer , soldier , Indian agent , and territorial governor .. Indian agent. Indian agent. A native of Virginia , he grew up in prestatehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri .. Virginia. Virginia. Kentucky. Kentucky. Missouri. Missouri. Clark was a planter and slaveholder .. planter. Planter ( American South ). Along with Meriwether Lewis , Clark helped lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 to 1806 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean , and claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States .. Meriwether Lewis. Meriwether Lewis. Lewis and Clark Expedition. Lewis and Clark Expedition. Louisiana Purchase. Louisiana Purchase. Pacific Ocean. Pacific Ocean. Before the expedition , he served in a militia and the United States Army .. United States Army. United States Army. Afterward , he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory .. Missouri. Missouri. Missouri Territory. Missouri Territory. From 1822 until his death in 1838 , he served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs .. Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Bureau of Indian Affairs