NSD61 6 Social Studies Democracy Part 2

The part of Alberta’s provincial government that the Council of 500 is most similar to is the

• Cabinet

• premier

• House Speaker

• Legislative Assembly

Women in the Iroquois Confederacy influenced the decision-making process of the

Iroquois Confederacy because women selected

• the location where the Grand Council would meet

• issues that were to be discussed by the Grand Council

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

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

At the Grand Council, the Mohawk Nation was responsible for

• arranging the seating order of each nation

• recording the votes of the different nations

• announcing any decisions that had been made

• organizing the sharing of food after the meeting

Evidence of decisions made years ago by the Grand Council of the Iroquois Confederacy can be found on

• tree bark

• peace pipes

• walls of caves

• wampum belts

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

• reported to the French governor for punishment

• given a warning by the chiefs from the Grand Council

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

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

Democratic principles were built into decision making in the Grand Councils of the

Iroquois Confederacy by ensuring that

• females had their views delivered

• all chiefs were equal and had the same level of authority

• only the men of the First Nations groups would participate in decision making

• the Onondaga clan was responsible for guarding the group against outside threats

Why would the Tuscarora nation most likely want to join the Iroquois Confederacy?

• Members of the Tuscarora nation were known for strength and bravery.

• The land claimed by the Tuscarora was in the middle of land occupied by other

  nations.

• The Tuscarora’s knowledge of the land would allow them to teach the other nations

  how to become successful farmers.

• Members of the Tuscarora nation wanted to help increase the population of the

  Iroquois Confederacy that had been reduced by illness and warfare.

A result of the signing of the treaty of La Grande Paix de Montréal was that

• many other First Nations adopted the Iroquois Confederacy’s Great Law of Peace

• the French returned Montréal to the First Nations groups who signed the treaty

• the First Nations groups agreed to keep peace among themselves

• treatment of diseases was improved for First Nations

The society of the Iroquois Confederacy passed on the meaning of wampum belts from generation to generation by

• recording the meaning in a book

• teaching others to orally repeat the meaning

• storing the wampum belts in public buildings

• using photographs to record the image of wampum belts

The information in the timeline supports which of the following statements?

• The Iroquois Confederacy was involved in conflict over a long period of time.

• The Iroquois Confederacy cooperated with outsiders often throughout their history.

• The main challenge faced by the Iroquois Confederacy involved working with explorers.

• The main challenge faced by the Iroquois Confederacy to sign the Great Law of Peace was the smallpox outbreak.