Iroquois Confederacy

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

The Iroquois term for chief is

• sachem

• wampum

• ramapough

• sacagawea

The main job of the Great 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

The _______ ensured the chiefs were representing the needs of the clan and nation

• The peacemaker

• Grand Chief

• Hoyaneh

• Clan Mother

The principle that helped maintain peace and created a system of government for the confederacy was called the...

• The Haudenosaunee

• The Gayaneshakgowa (The Great Law of Peace)

• Treaty of La Grande Paix de Montreal

• Royal Assent

The Iroquois made decisions through equality and fairness. This is shown through...

• Consensus building

• The Hoyaneh

• Having women share their opinions

The Wampum Belt was used by the Iroquois to indicate...

• The clan to which a person belongs

• The social status of an Iroquois man

• The history of events of the Iroquois Confederacy