The Iroquois Constitution

Which is the best summary of paragraph three of the Iroquois Constitution?

The Tree of Great Peace represents the Iroquois' unity.

Based on the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution, which statement best describes the Iroquois attitude toward nature?

They respected the elements of nature

Based on the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution, how did the Iroquois view outsiders?

They were willing to accept anyone into the Nation as long as that person abided by the Iroquois Constitution

Which quotation from the Iroquois Constitution best illustrates the relationship between the lords and the citizens of the Five Nations?

With endless patience you shall carry out your duty and your firmness shall be tempered with tenderness for your people

Read the excerpt from the "Funeral Addresses" section of the Iroquois Constitution. At the funeral of a chief woman, say: "Now we become reconciled as you start away. You were once a chief woman in the Five Nations' Confederacy. You once were a mother of the nations. Now we release you for it is true that it is no longer possible for us to walk about together on the earth." According to this excerpt, which statement best describes the role of women in Iroquois society

Women were respected as leaders of the community and some held the position of chief

Read the passage about the Iroquois. Around 1570, the Iroquois made an oral contract—an agreement made through spoken words. Originally, it was memorized and represented in beaded wampum belts. Later, it was written down. We now call this agreement the Iroquois Constitution. This document provides an example of an early American political document and describes Iroquois values. The Iroquois Constitution declared that the Five Nations would join into one peaceful Iroquois Confederacy. It also created rules for a common council to unite the Nations. The Confederacy lasted for 200 years, until the American Revolution. During the time it existed, it provided the Iroquois with a united front for dealing with European colonists in the 17th and 18th centuries. Historians debate the impact of the Iroquois Constitution on the US Constitution. However, they agree that the Iroquois Constitution was the first to lay out division of power within a government. Which sentence from the passage best describes the influence of the Iroquois Constitution on the development of the United States?

However they agree the Iroquois Constitution was the first to lay out division of power within a government

Which statement best describes the impact of the Iroquois Constitution on American Indian history?

It formed an alliance between the Five Natons

Read the final sentences of the Iroquois Constitution. "Cast not over your shoulder behind you the warnings of the nephews and nieces should they chide you for any error or wrong you may do, but return to the way of the Great Law which is just and right. Look and listen for the welfare of the whole people and have always in view not only the present but also the coming generations, even those whose faces are yet beneath the surface of the ground—the unborn of the future Nation." Which is the best summary of this conclusion?

The lords of the iroquois Nation should listen to the counsel of the younger generation and keep in mind the welfare of future generations

According to paragraph twelve of the Iroquois Constitution, what are the most important qualities of an Iroquois leader?

patience and selflessness

Throughout the Iroquois Constitution, the use of figurative language suggests that the Iroquois people hold a

reverence for the natural world