USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Leader of the Mohawks and a British ally.
A
William Pitt
B
John Adams
C
Joseph Brant
D
Molly Brant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Joseph Brant or Thayendanegea (1743–1807) was a Mohawk warrior, tribal leader, and diplomat most notable for his alliance with the British during the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the trip, the British aristocracy came to adore Brant. He made many influential friends, and they showered him with gifts. The British ruling class, so impressed by Brant, promised him that the native loyalists would be used in the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -Joseph Brant, Indian name Thayendanegea, (born 1742, on the banks of the Ohio River-died November 24, 1807, near Brantford, Ontario, Canada), Mohawk Indian chief who served not only as a spokesman for his people but also as a Christian missionary and a British military officer during the American Revolution (1775–83).

Detailed explanation-4: -During the American Revolutionary War, Brant led Mohawk and colonial Loyalists known as “Brant’s Volunteers” against the rebels in a bitter partisan war on the New York frontier.

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