USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The primary reason the Iroquois formed a confederacy was to
A
improve trade
B
hunt more efficiently
C
promote peace
D
improve travel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The origins and growth of the Iroquois Confederacy Cemented mainly by their desire to stand together against invasion, the tribes united in a common council composed of clan and village chiefs; each tribe had one vote, and unanimity was required for decisions.

Detailed explanation-2: -They traveled to each of the ve nations to share their ideas for peace. A council meeting was called, and Hiawatha presented the Great Law of Peace. It united the ve nations into a League of Nations, or the Iroquois Confederacy, and became the basis for the Iroquois Confederacy Constitution5.

Detailed explanation-3: -Iroquois Confederacy, or League of the Iroquois, Confederation of five (later six) Indian tribes across upper New York that in the 17th–18th century played a strategic role in the struggle between the French and British for supremacy in North America.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overview: Over the course of centuries, the Six Nations of Iroquois speakers, in the region comprised today by the state of New York, formed a Great League of Peace and Power in order to preserve good relations among their communities.

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