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Post by Matthew Njaa on Oct 21, 2010 21:56:25 GMT -5
Joseph Brant really interested me when I read about him in the readings. It says that he was not very fond of either the Americans or the British, but he helped the British because he trusted them to keep their word to protect the Iroquoian land. I'm amazed that he sailed all the way to Britain to talk to King George the Third after Governor Carleton rejected his offer of assistance. It doesn't seem like Brant really needed to fight in the revolution because the conflict was based between the Americans and British. He provided alot of help for the British army such as the battle of Oriskany where they greatly defeated the American army. Although his involvement with The British caused the seperation of the Iroquoian people, he played a huge part in helping with something that did not really concern him.
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Post by Mr. Delainey on Oct 25, 2010 13:57:22 GMT -5
The Revolution did concern him, though. If the Americans won, Brandt understood that any agreements for Iroquois lands to remain free of American settlement would be lost.
So he had to side with the Brits to have any shot at preserving his traditional homeland. If the English won the war then the Iroquois would have their lands respected.
As it turned out, Brandt should've went all in with the Americans. In so doing, he probably would've salvaged something of his homeland. Instead, the British lost and the Iroquois had to move north of Lake Ontario and start all over again.
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