The Iroquois

What did Thomas Jefferson want to use from the confederacy?

• Thomas Jefferson wanted to use beaverskin from the confederacy.

• Thomas Jefferson wanted to use trading skills from the confederacy. 

• Thomas Jefferson wanted to use the leadership skills from the confederacy.

• Thomas Jefferson wanted to use ideas from the confederacy as the basis for writing the parts of the U.S. Constitution.

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What was NOT an item that the Iroquois traded?

• beaver fur and deerskins

• pottery

• watches

• glass and shell beads

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What was the goal of the Great Council?

• to solve problems in traditional ways

•  to make factory work easier

• to teach men how to hunt and fish better

• to build more longhouses

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How did diseases such as smallpox and measles kill people in the village?

• The Iroquois were not paying attention to their health. 

• The Iroquois never suffered from these diseases, so they did not know how 

  to cure them. 

• The Iroquois did not know that they were sick.

• The Iroquois did not have any medications.

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What two names refer to the Iroquois nations?

• The Alliance Nations and Six Nations of the Iroquois

• Iroquois Confederacy and Five Nations of the Iroquois

• The Alliance Nations and Five Nations of the Iroquois

• Iroquois Confederacy and Six Nations of the Iroquois

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What did the ceremonies represent for the Iroquois people?

• Ceremonies were happy and special times of feasts, dancing and singing.

• Ceremonies were not good memories for the Iroquois people.

• Ceremonies were just a part of life for the Iroquois people.

• Ceremonies were completed to remind Iroquois people to work harder.

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What was one of the responsibilities that Iroquois girls had?

• Girls made traps for small animals and birds.

• Girls had to weave baskets and make clay pots.

• Girls had to learn to make bows and arrows.

• Girls went hunting and fishing. 

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How did men and women work together to build the longhouse?

• The men used poles to create the frame while the men also used bark as shingles to cover up the frame.

• The women used poles to create the frame while the men used bark as shingles to cover up the frame.

• 1. The men used poles to create the frame while the women used bark as shingles to cover up the frame. 

• The women used poles to create the frame while the women also used bark as shingles to cover up the frame.

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What is a clan?

• A large group of related families
  

• Children do not speak the native language but it has been maintained

• This agreement gave Iroquois land to the U.S. government

• A game played with a ball, stick and a net by the Iroquois

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What is lacrosse?

• Gathering places for Iroquois people

• A tall fence that protects Iroquois people from their enemies

• A game played with a ball, stick and a net by the Iroquois

• This agreement gave Iroquois land to the U.S. government