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Quiz for Document 7–5: Joseph Brant Appeals to British Allies to Keep Promises, 1776–1783

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. According to Brant, what promises to the Mohawks had the British failed to keep?

They promised Brant and his tribe religious freedom but forced Christianity onto them.

They guaranteed a delivery of muskets that never arrived.

They promised they would settle land disputes in New York and on the Susquehanna.

They assured Brant that his Mohawk tribe would remain shielded from the war.

2. How did Brant describe Mohawk loyalty to Great Britain and the king?

They were the most loyal of all the king’s subjects.

The Mohawk were loyal until the British seized their lands.

Mohawk loyalty to the king was constant and unwavering.

They were very loyal to the king only after Indians allied with the Americans had attacked them.

3. Which of the following describes the Indians’ reactions to the British treaty with the Americans?

They were surprised that they had not been informed and demanded to know the terms of the treaty.

They were happy that the terms of the treaty gave them the best grazing lands.

They were pleased that they had been invited to help draft the treaty.

They were unhappy that the treaty helped other tribes more than it helped the Mohawk.

4. How did Brant and the other Indians characterize the “Bostonians”?

They thought their attempts to win independence were misguided but very brave.

They believed that they were greedy and wanted more power.

They thought all the colonists should return to Great Britain.

They thought that the colonists’ religious leaders were great men but the ordinary people were very immoral.