Joseph Brant Was

question 20

Multiple Choice

Joseph Brant was

• A) the Mohawk chief who, as leader of the Iroquois confederation, sided with the British during the Revolution and later became the inspiration behind Indian resistance in the Northwest
• B) the most famous African American to fight for the Americans during the Revolution
• C) the author who was lynched in Boston because of his pamphlet arguing that Anglo-American compromise and peace would be preferable to transatlantic war and possible independence
• D) the leader of the pro-American peace party in the House of Commons
• E) the main spokesman for the Antifederalists in the battle over ratification of the Constitution

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