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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Joseph Brandt
Joseph Brandt
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Hi our names are Holly Davies and Jessica berry. We wanted to said hi and we just want to get to know you. Here is some fact about him. Joseph brantor Thayendanegea a war chief. expedition agaist Ft niagara in 1759.
-Joseph Brant, or Thayendanegea, MOHAWK war chief, Loyalist, statesman. -In 1761 Johnson sent him to Moor’s Indian and Charity School at Lebanon, Conn, where he stayed for 2 years. -Guy Johnson; aided missionaries in teaching Christianity to the Aboriginal people, and helped translate religious materials into Mohawk. -Royal cause and visited England in 1775-76 with Guy Johnson.
-Beginning in 1783 and through the mid-1790’s Brant worked to form a united confederation of Iroquois and western Aboriginal people in order to block American expansion westward. -His dream ultimately was undermined by factionalist jealousies among the FIRST NATIONS, by American opposition, and finally by British betrayal. -River [Ont] granted them in compensation for their losses in the war. -Aboriginal people would have to learn white agriculture to survive and thinking that the tract was too small for hunting. -Controversy with the government over the nature of Aboriginal land tenure then arose; at the same time.
- Brant was born in 1742 on the banks of the Ohio River and given the Indian name of Thayendanegea, meaning “he places two bets.” He inherited the status of Mohawk chief from his father. He attended Moor’s Charity School for Indians in Lebanon, Connecticut, where he learned to speak English and studies Western history and literature. He became an interpreter for an Anglican Missionary, the Reverend John Stuart, and together they translated the prayer book and the Gospel of Mark into Mohawk. Molly Brant, Joseph’s sister, married General Sir William Johnson who was the British superintendent for northern Indian affairs. Sir William was called to duty during the last French and Indian War of 1754 – 1763. Joseph followed Sir William into battle at the age of 13, along with the other Indian braves at the school - Following the frightening experience, Joseph returned to school for a short period. Sir William had need of an interpreter and aid in his business with the Indians and employed Joseph in this prestigious position - In his work with Sir William, Joseph discovered a trading company that was buying discarded guns from the Army, filling cracks in the barrels with lead, and then selling them to Indians. The guns would explode when fired, often injuring the owner. Joseph was able to prove this in court and the trading company’s license was revoked - While in England, Brant attended a performance of Romeo and Juliet. Lady Ossory, a member of a famous Irish family, asked him, “What do you think of that kind of love-making, Captain Brant?” - On his return to the colonies, he saw action in the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 - Upper New York State Indian tribes formed between 1570 and 1600 who called themselves “the people of the long house.” - The attackers killed some 30 men, women, and children, burned houses, and took 71 prisoners. They killed 16 soldiers at the fort but withdrew the following day when 200 patriot reinforcements arrived - He thwarted the attempts of a rival chief, Red Jacket, to persuade the Iroquois to make peace with the revolutionaries. In 1779, U.S. Major General John Sullivan led a retaliatory expedition of 3700 men against the Iroquois, destroying fields, orchards, granaries, and their morale
Hello we are grade 7 students at M.B.P.S. Our names are Alex, Caitlin, Samey. We know that Joseph Brandt is the Greastest Canadian because he was a mohawk leader and a British Military Officer. He commanded the indians in the battle of the Oriskany. He inherited the status from his father. At the age of 15 Joseph took part in the French and indian war of 1754-1763. Thats all we know for now.
In March, 1743, Brant was born At Cuyahoga Ohio country on the banks of Cuyahoga River. This was during the hunting season when Mohawks traveled to the area. He was named Thayendanegea, which can mean two wages bound together for strength, or possibly “he who places two bets.” He was a Mohawk of the wolf clan. Brant’s father a warrior dyed when his son was an infant. He was educated in English at a school at Lebanon. Brant was soon employed teaching the Mohawk language to fellow scholars planning on working with the Indians. Later he became an interpreter with Indian Affairs. When war broke out between Britain and France in 1756, the Iroquois allied themselves with Britain. The People of the Long House had long memories. They remembered that in 1609 Champlain had joined forces with a war party of Montagnais, Algonkins and the Huron warriors and defeated the Iroquois at the site of what later becomes Fort Ticonderoga. Champlain then added insult to injury in 1615 when he supported the Herons in an attack on a Mohawk village in New York.
In March, 1743, Brant was born At Cuyahoga Ohio country on the banks of Cuyahoga River. This was during the hunting season when Mohawks traveled to the area. He was named Thayendanegea, which can mean two wages bound together for strength, or possibly “he who places two bets.” He was a Mohawk of the wolf clan. Brant’s father a warrior dyed when his son was an infant. He was educated in English at a school at Lebanon. Brant was soon employed teaching the Mohawk language to fellow scholars planning on working with the Indians. Later he became an interpreter with Indian Affairs. When war broke out between Britain and France in 1756, the Iroquois allied themselves with Britain. The People of the Long House had long memories. They remembered that in 1609 Champlain had joined forces with a war party of Montagnais, Algonkins and the Huron warriors and defeated the Iroquois at the site of what later becomes Fort Ticonderoga. Champlain then added insult to injury in 1615 when he supported the Herons in an attack on a Mohawk village in New York.
-expedition against Ft. Niagara in 1759 -in 1765 Brant married an Oneida (who died in 1771) and settled at Canajoharie in the Mohawk Valley -for nearly a decade, he acted as an interpreter for Johnson and his successor in the British Indian Dept -a captain by the British in 1780, but fought as a war chief -about 1779 Brant married Catharine a Mohawk from a prominent family. In May 1784, following the war -in his later years Brant lived quietly in his magnificent house at Burlington Bay in an English style and translated parts of the Bible into Mohawk -in his work with Sir William, Joseph discovered a trading company that was buying discarded guns from the Army, filling cracks in the barrels with lead, and then selling them to Indians -Around 1768 he married Christine, the daughter of an Oneida chief, whom he had met in school. They had both Indian and Anglican wedding ceremonies and lived on a farm which Joseph had inherited. Christine died of tuberculosis around 1771, leaving Joseph with a son and daughter. During this time, Joseph resumed his religious work, translating the Acts of the Apostles into the Mohawk language -in 1775 he received a captain’s commission and was sent to England to assess whether the British would or would or would not help the Mohawks recover their lands -he replied, “There is too much of it, your ladyship.” “Why do you say that?” and Joseph answered quickly, “Because, your ladyship, no lover worth a lady’s while would waste his time and breath in all that speech-making. If my people were to make love in that way our race would be extinct in two generations.” -he led four of the six nations of the Iroquois League in attacks against colonial outposts on the New York frontier -after the Tuscarora joined in 1722, the league became known to the English as the Six Nations and was recognized as such in Albany, New York, in 1722 -a few of the leaders favoured a neutral stance, preferring to let the white men kill each other rather than become involved -“Cherry Valley Massacre.” Brant won a formidable reputation after this raid and in cooperation with loyalists and British regulars, he brought fear and destruction to the entire Mohawk Valley, southern New York, and northern Pennsylvania
9 comments:
Hi our names are Holly Davies and Jessica berry. We wanted to said hi and we just want to get to know you. Here is some fact about him. Joseph brantor Thayendanegea a war chief. expedition agaist Ft niagara in 1759.
BY: HOLLY DAVIES & JESSICA BERRY
K.P.M.P.S
-Joseph Brant, or Thayendanegea, MOHAWK war chief, Loyalist, statesman.
-In 1761 Johnson sent him to Moor’s Indian and Charity School at Lebanon, Conn, where he stayed for 2 years.
-Guy Johnson; aided missionaries in teaching Christianity to the Aboriginal people, and helped translate religious materials into Mohawk.
-Royal cause and visited England in 1775-76 with Guy Johnson.
Jessica B. & Holly D.
K.P.M.P.S
-Beginning in 1783 and through the mid-1790’s Brant worked to form a united confederation of Iroquois and western Aboriginal people in order to block American expansion westward.
-His dream ultimately was undermined by factionalist jealousies among the FIRST NATIONS, by American opposition, and finally by British betrayal.
-River [Ont] granted them in compensation for their losses in the war.
-Aboriginal people would have to learn white agriculture to survive and thinking that the tract was too small for hunting.
-Controversy with the government over the nature of Aboriginal land tenure then arose; at the same time.
Jessica B. & Holly D.
K.P.M.P.S
- Brant was born in 1742 on the banks of the Ohio River and given the Indian name of Thayendanegea, meaning “he places two bets.” He inherited the status of Mohawk chief from his father. He attended Moor’s Charity School for Indians in Lebanon, Connecticut, where he learned to speak English and studies Western history and literature. He became an interpreter for an Anglican Missionary, the Reverend John Stuart, and together they translated the prayer book and the Gospel of Mark into Mohawk. Molly Brant, Joseph’s sister, married General Sir William Johnson who was the British superintendent for northern Indian affairs. Sir William was called to duty during the last French and Indian War of 1754 – 1763. Joseph followed Sir William into battle at the age of 13, along with the other Indian braves at the school
- Following the frightening experience, Joseph returned to school for a short period. Sir William had need of an interpreter and aid in his business with the Indians and employed Joseph in this prestigious position
- In his work with Sir William, Joseph discovered a trading company that was buying discarded guns from the Army, filling cracks in the barrels with lead, and then selling them to Indians. The guns would explode when fired, often injuring the owner. Joseph was able to prove this in court and the trading company’s license was revoked
- While in England, Brant attended a performance of Romeo and Juliet. Lady Ossory, a member of a famous Irish family, asked him, “What do you think of that kind of love-making, Captain Brant?”
- On his return to the colonies, he saw action in the Battle of Long Island in August 1776
- Upper New York State Indian tribes formed between 1570 and 1600 who called themselves “the people of the long house.”
- The attackers killed some 30 men, women, and children, burned houses, and took 71 prisoners. They killed 16 soldiers at the fort but withdrew the following day when 200 patriot reinforcements arrived
- He thwarted the attempts of a rival chief, Red Jacket, to persuade the Iroquois to make peace with the revolutionaries. In 1779, U.S. Major General John Sullivan led a retaliatory expedition of 3700 men against the Iroquois, destroying fields, orchards, granaries, and their morale
Holly D. and Jessica B.
K.P.M.P.S.
Hello we are grade 7 students at M.B.P.S. Our names are Alex, Caitlin, Samey. We know that Joseph Brandt is the Greastest Canadian because he was a mohawk leader and a British Military Officer. He commanded the indians in the battle of the Oriskany. He inherited the status from his father. At the age of 15 Joseph took part in the French and indian war of 1754-1763. Thats all we know for now.
Alex, Caitlin and Samey M.B.P.S.
Joseph Brant A Canadian Hero
In March, 1743, Brant was born At Cuyahoga Ohio country on the banks of Cuyahoga River. This was during the hunting season when Mohawks traveled to the area. He was named Thayendanegea, which can mean two wages bound together for strength, or possibly “he who places two bets.”
He was a Mohawk of the wolf clan. Brant’s father a warrior dyed when his son was an infant. He was educated in English at a school at Lebanon.
Brant was soon employed teaching the Mohawk language to fellow scholars planning on working with the Indians. Later he became an interpreter with Indian Affairs.
When war broke out between Britain and France in 1756, the Iroquois allied themselves with Britain. The People of the Long House had long memories. They remembered that in 1609 Champlain had joined forces with a war party of Montagnais, Algonkins and the Huron warriors and defeated the Iroquois at the site of what later becomes Fort Ticonderoga. Champlain then added insult to injury in 1615 when he supported the Herons in an attack on a Mohawk village in New York.
Taylor.l Steven.d Josh.v
M.B.P.S
Joseph Brant A Canadian Hero
In March, 1743, Brant was born At Cuyahoga Ohio country on the banks of Cuyahoga River. This was during the hunting season when Mohawks traveled to the area. He was named Thayendanegea, which can mean two wages bound together for strength, or possibly “he who places two bets.”
He was a Mohawk of the wolf clan. Brant’s father a warrior dyed when his son was an infant. He was educated in English at a school at Lebanon.
Brant was soon employed teaching the Mohawk language to fellow scholars planning on working with the Indians. Later he became an interpreter with Indian Affairs.
When war broke out between Britain and France in 1756, the Iroquois allied themselves with Britain. The People of the Long House had long memories. They remembered that in 1609 Champlain had joined forces with a war party of Montagnais, Algonkins and the Huron warriors and defeated the Iroquois at the site of what later becomes Fort Ticonderoga. Champlain then added insult to injury in 1615 when he supported the Herons in an attack on a Mohawk village in New York.
Taylor.l Steven.D Josh.V
M.B.P.S
Hello we just got your informeation sowe heard that he is the Greatest Canadian. We think that he is the Greatest Canadian too.
Holly D. & Jessica B.
K.P.M.P.S
-expedition against Ft. Niagara in 1759
-in 1765 Brant married an Oneida (who died in 1771) and settled at Canajoharie in the Mohawk Valley
-for nearly a decade, he acted as an interpreter for Johnson and his successor in the British Indian Dept
-a captain by the British in 1780, but fought as a war chief
-about 1779 Brant married Catharine a Mohawk from a prominent family. In May 1784, following the war
-in his later years Brant lived quietly in his magnificent house at Burlington Bay in an English style and translated parts of the Bible into Mohawk
-in his work with Sir William, Joseph discovered a trading company that was buying discarded guns from the Army, filling cracks in the barrels with lead, and then selling them to Indians
-Around 1768 he married Christine, the daughter of an Oneida chief, whom he had met in school. They had both Indian and Anglican wedding ceremonies and lived on a farm which Joseph had inherited. Christine died of tuberculosis around 1771, leaving Joseph with a son and daughter. During this time, Joseph resumed his religious work, translating the Acts of the Apostles into the Mohawk language
-in 1775 he received a captain’s commission and was sent to England to assess whether the British would or would or would not help the Mohawks recover their lands
-he replied, “There is too much of it, your ladyship.” “Why do you say that?” and Joseph answered quickly, “Because, your ladyship, no lover worth a lady’s while would waste his time and breath in all that speech-making. If my people were to make love in that way our race would be extinct in two generations.”
-he led four of the six nations of the Iroquois League in attacks against colonial outposts on the New York frontier
-after the Tuscarora joined in 1722, the league became known to the English as the Six Nations and was recognized as such in Albany, New York, in 1722
-a few of the leaders favoured a neutral stance, preferring to let the white men kill each other rather than become involved
-“Cherry Valley Massacre.” Brant won a formidable reputation after this raid and in cooperation with loyalists and British regulars, he brought fear and destruction to the entire Mohawk Valley, southern New York, and northern Pennsylvania
Holly D. and Jessica B.
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