Question

General John Sullivan:(A) led pro-American Cherokee troops in campaigns against Lord Cornwallis in North Carolina.(B) surrendered his forces to the Stockbridge Indians in a humiliating defeat.(C) destroyed forty Indian towns in a campaign against the Iroquois.(D) encouraged American forces to treat Indians and their lands "truly well and gently."(E) was a British spy whom pro-American Creek Indians unmasked.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option: (C) destroyed forty Indian towns in a campaign against the Iroquois.

Explanation:

John Sullivan, a General in the Continental Army, became known for his fights in the Revolutionary War in America. In 1779, after a series of raids and killings in the Pennsylvania frontier, George Washington selected General Sullivan to campaign against the Iroquois. By the time Sullivan expedition ended, destroyed over 40 Indian towns.