Iroquois Confederacy Review

The Two Row Wampum was created to represent

• a treaty with the Dutch

• the Great Law of Peace

• a traditional Iroquois legend

• the Five Nations of the Iroquois

Which of the following statements about Iroquois Confederacy chiefs is most accurate?

• A. They were from the same clan

• B. They were all part of the Grand Council

• C. They often voted on issues affecting their nation at the Grand Council

• D. They became chiefs by getting a majority of the votes from their nation

If a chief from one of the Iroquois Confederacy nations was frequently absent without good reason or did not represent the views of his clan, he would be

• A. given a warning by the Mohawk chiefs

• B. required to report to the Onondaga chiefs

• C. removed from the position by the clan mother

• D. banished from the longhouse by the clan mother

A chief from any First Nations group who did not act with the welfare of the clan in mind could be

• A. reported to the French governor for punishment

• B. given a warning by the chiefs from the Grand Council

• C. replaced by another male member under the authority of the clan mother

• D. required to explain his actions to chiefs from the Mohawk and Oneida groups

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

Women in the Iroquois Confederacy influenced the decision-making process of the Iroquois Confederacy because women selected

• A. the location where the Grand Council would meet

• B. issues that were to be discussed by the Grand Council

• C. chiefs who represented each of the nations at the Grand Council

• D. the number of representatives each nation could send to the Grand Council

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

In Iroquois tradition, the Three Sisters are

• crops grown for food

• Hiawatha's daughters

• the sun, moon, and Earth

• lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario

How many Tuscarora chiefs were on the Grand Council?

• 0

• 7

• 12

• 14