The Iroquois Confederacy Unit Test

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

• witch doctors

• Hiawatha

• 3 sisters

• Great Spirit

The Iroquois Confederacy was a political 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

Which task was completed by the clan mothers?

• Hunting

• Warfare

• Fishing

• Electing chiefs

The main job of the Grand Council was to

• organize religious festivials

• decide the guilt or innocence of an accused person

• make laws for the confederacy

• perform marriage ceremonies

Choosing leaders by voting is an example of

• representative democracy

• federalism

• checks and balances

• habeus corpus

Clan mothers had the ability to remove elected men from being chief if they performed poorly. This is an example of

• representative democracy

• checks and balances

• federalism

• habeus corpus

Why was the Iroquois Confederacy formed?

• to establish treaties with white colonial governments

• to create a system of free trade

• to establish peace between the five Iroquois tribes

• to establish common rules and regulations for all tribes

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

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 didn't allow women to have a say at meetings.

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