Iroquois Confederacy

The Iroquois did not have a written language. Therefore, they told stories to pass along their history. This was called

• sign language

• oral tradition

• hidden messages

• newspaper

The Iroquois villages were surrounded by fence called a

• picket fence

• stone wall

• cedar hedge

• palisade

Who would NOT gather strawberries in the spring?

• women

• young boys

• men

• girls

During which festival were stories often told?

• Green Corn

• Maple

• Midwinter

• Planting

Which is nation NOT one of the Iroquois Confederacy?

• Sioux

• Mohawk

• Seneca

• Tuscarora

Another name for "People of the Longhouse" is

• Algonquin

• Tuscarora

• Haudenosaunee

• Cree

The Iroquois mainly lived in a

• longhouse

• wigwam

• teepee

• igloo

The most important vegetable for the Iroquois was

• beans

• corn

• squash

• potatoes

Who selected the chief?

• all the women of the village

• all of the girls

• the oldest woman in a clan

• the mothers

How many chiefs were selected for the council?

• 51

• 50

• 45

• 100