Who led thousands of Loyalist Mohawks into Canada during the American Revolution?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence about the Loyalist migration. The guide writes: Joseph Brant led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada. The leader the test wants is therefore Joseph Brant.

Three precise commitments. Discover Canada commits the Loyalist Mohawk migration to THREE specific facts: (1) the leader is Joseph Brant; (2) those who followed him were Loyalist Mohawk Indians — meaning Mohawk people who chose to remain loyal to the Crown rather than join the American revolutionaries; (3) they migrated into Canada — joining the larger Loyalist movement north of the border. So the test answer pairs naturally with all three commitments.

Brant's migration was part of the broader Loyalist exodus. Discover Canada commits the wider Loyalist migration to a specific sentence: "More than 40,000 people loyal to the Crown, called 'Loyalists,' fled the oppression of the American Revolution to settle in Nova Scotia and Quebec. Joseph Brant led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada." So Joseph Brant's leadership of the Loyalist Mohawk Indians was named alongside the wider 40,000+ Loyalist migration. The Loyalists came from many backgrounds: "The Loyalists came from Dutch, German, British, Scandinavian, Aboriginal and other origins and from Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Jewish, Quaker and Catholic religious backgrounds." So the Loyalist Mohawk migration was one important Aboriginal piece of a much larger, very diverse migration.

The migration came at a moment of continental upheaval. Discover Canada commits the wider context to a direct passage: "In 1776, the 13 British colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence and formed the United States. North America was again divided by war." So the 1776 American independence movement forced a hard choice — and many Loyalist Mohawk Indians chose to follow Joseph Brant northward into Canada rather than remain in the new United States. Joseph Brant's leadership thus made him not just a war leader but a migration leader — guiding his people to new homes in what is now Canada. So Brant led the Loyalist Mohawk Indians' migration as part of the larger Loyalist response to the American independence movement. So when the test asks who led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada during the American Revolution, the source-precise answer is Joseph Brant.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the leader of the Loyalist Mohawk migration. Discover Canada commits to one named leader: Joseph Brant. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each substitute a different historical figure. The first choice describes the Shawnee chief who supported British soldiers in the War of 1812 — not the Loyalist Mohawk migration of the American Revolution. The second choice describes a Métis leader of the 1869–70 and 1885 western uprisings — not the Loyalist Mohawk migration. The fourth choice is not named in Discover Canada. Only Joseph Brant — the source's exact named leader — matches.