History of the United States I / Unit 6 USH1 0781 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Native Peoples and Joseph Brant
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The idea
The Mohawk and Creek allied with Britain, and Joseph Brant rose to prominence fighting for the British, joining St. Leger's seventeen seventy-seven campaign.
In practice
Brant moving afterwards to the Six Nations reserve in Canada to restrict White encroachment.
Where people slip
Britain failed to keep its promises to its allies, and the Treaty of Paris granted the United States Native land Britain claimed to own.
Your place on the trail
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