But when the British were defeated , they ceded the Iroquois territory without consultation ; many Iroquois had to abandon their lands in the Mohawk Valley and elsewhere and relocate in the northern lands retained by the British .
The League kept its treaty promises to the British Crown .
When the British were defeated , they ceded the League territory without consultation ; many League had to abandon League 's lands in the Mohawk Valley and elsewhere and relocate in the northern lands retained by the British .
The League kept its treaty promises to the British Crown .