The Iroquois Confederacy

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

Which is an example of how the Iroquois used their environment for their survival

• using mud bricks to build pueblos

• using ice to build igloos

• using trees to build longhouses

• using palm leaves to build roofs

Which one of the following people or group of helped Deganawida come up with the idea to form the Iroquois Confederacy?

• clan mother

• Hiawatha

• 3 sisters

• Great Spirit

The Iroquois Confederacy was a politcial union of

• 6 nations

• 6 clans

• 6 sachems

• 6 clan mothers

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

The primary reason the Iroquois formed a confederacy was to

• improve trade

• hunt more efficiently

• promote peace

• improve travel

Which task was completed by the clan mothers?

• Hunting

• Warfare

• Fishing

• Electing chiefs

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The Iroquois term for chief is

• sachem

• wampum

• ramapough

• sacagawea

How many sachems made up the Great Council?

• 25

• 50

• 75

• 100