1. Iroquois Confederacy Confederacy: group/league
Alliance between 6 tribes created to end conflict between one another

2. Confederacy Creation Myth
The religious tradition of the Iroquois was that a woman fell from the sky to stop the warring tribes.
The tribes quit fighting and joined together to make a confederacy.

3. Iroquois Confederacy Led by Iroquois Great Council
Each tribe sent sachems (elected officials) to Great Council
Made political decisions by voting
~50 sachems total
Each tribe also had its own council to make local decisions

4. Iroquois Confederacy Republic
Had a written constitution (set of laws) called “Great Law of Peace”
Used as model for US

5. 5 Original Tribes: 6th Tribe: Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Cayuga Seneca
Tuscarora

6. Location
Primarily New York State
“Eastern Woodlands”

7. Time Period Individually existed from at least 1000 AD
Created Confederacy in 1570, before major European contact
Tuscaroras joined ~1720

8. Female Role Owned all property Led planting & harvesting
After marriage, husband moved in with wife’s family
Clan Mothers held political power – chose sachems & could remove them from office

9. Long House Typically 150 ft. long & 20 ft. wide
12+ families lived in 1 house

10. Exit Ticket
Explain one way the Iroquois Confederacy most likely influenced our current United States government.