USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The English called them the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca (listed geographically from east to west). After 1722, the Iroquoian-speaking Tuscarora from the southeast were accepted into the confederacy, which became known as the Six Nations.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to oral history, five nations banded together over 1, 000 years ago to form a union. The five nations were the Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Oneida and Onondaga. In 1722, the Tuscarora joined the union making the confederacy Six Nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Five Nations, comprised of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk, united in confederation about the year A.D. 1200. This unification took place under the “Great Tree of Peace” and each nation gave its pledge not to war with other members of the confederation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy differed from other American Indian confederacies in the northeastern woodlands primarily in being better organized, more consciously defined, and more effective. The Iroquois used elaborately ritualized systems for choosing leaders and making important decisions.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Iroquois Confederacy were also known as the Iroquois League, Five Nations, the Iroquois, and later the Six Nations. The confederacy was formed around 1350 to 1600 during a dark time of constant wars in between the original five tribes.