USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cayuga were prominent allies of the British in the French and Indian war, and at the beginning of the American Revolution many Cayuga relocated to Canada.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British colonists were supported at various times by the Iroquois, Catawba, and Cherokee tribes, and the French colonists were supported by Wabanaki Confederacy member tribes Abenaki and Mi’kmaq, and the Algonquin, Lenape, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Shawnee, and Wyandot (Huron) tribes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cherokees and Creeks (among others tribes) in the southern interior and most Iroquois nations in the northern interior provided crucial support to the British war effort.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Iroquois” also refers to a group of five separate tribes. These five tribes were: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. This diverse and influential group of Native people impacted the politics and history of their time, and their contributions to society and voices in media are still felt today.

Detailed explanation-5: -Eastern North America and the Subarctic During the 17th century the Iroquois Confederacy and the English had created a strong alliance against the competing coalitions formed by the Huron, Algonquin, Algonquian, and French. The tradition of forming such alliances continued in the 18th century.