Iroquois Confederacy Grade 6

The actual name for the Iroquois people is

• Algonquins

• Cherokee

• Seminoles

• Haudenosaunee

The term Haudenosaunee means

• cave dwellers

• wind talkers

• people of the longhouse

• people of the pueblo

The term confederacy means...

• a form of government where one person or group has all the power

• a form of government where there is a king or queen

• a form of government that contains city-states

• a form of government where many parts are joined together or unified

When making a decision, a chief's most important consideration was

• the Great Law of Peace

• the wishes of the clan mother

• the will of his nation's people

• the needs of future generations

Some agreements and treaties were recorded by oral tradition and by

• writing on birch bark

• creating a myth

• sketching pictures on paper

• weaving a wampum belt

Hiawatha, who brought the Great Law of Peace to the Iroquois, is called the

• Peacegiver

• Peacemaker

• Peacekeeper

• Peacebringer

Which of the following nations was the last to join the Iroquois Confederacy?

• The Seneca

• The Oneida

• The Mohawk

• The Tuscarora

An Iroquois man could become a chief if he

• won an election within his clan

• was appointed by a clan mother

• won an election within his nations

• was selected by the other chiefs of his nation

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 mainly lived in a

• longhouse

• wigwam

• teepee

• igloo