Early History
Enemies & Allies
Culture
Settlers' Effect
Iroquoians Today
100
Women had lots of power within the Iroquoian people, including the power of selecting the sachem. What is a sachem?
A sachem is a leader of a tribe.
100
Of the Iroquois, the Algonquin and ____ were enemies.
A. Mohawk
B. Blackfoot
C. Ojibwa
C. Ojibwa
Of the Iroquois, the Algonquin and Ojibwa were enemies.
100
True or false:
Women were farmers and men were hunters.
True! Women often worked on planting crops such as beans, corn, and squash, while men did most of the hunting and fishing.
100
True Or False:
Settlers first started settling in Native American lands.
True, it led to many conflicts for settlers to keep trying to use the tribes' land.
100
True Or False:
The Iroquois still live in America.
True! While about 30,000 live in Canada today, 28,000 still live in/near New York!
200
True Or False:
Iroquois was made of 6 tribes.
True, as of the 1500's, those 6 tribes united through speaking Iroquoian language.
200
True Or False:
Iroquoians allied and befriended British and French settlers.
False, they fought the settlers.
200
What was a more important celebration to the Iroquois, the Green Corn Festival or the Strawberry Festival?
The Green Corn Festival was a more important celebration to the Iroquois.
200
As of the 1600's, Iroquoians were wiped out by diseases Europeans brought such as influenza, _____, and smallpox.
A. Measles
B. Chickenpox
C. Bubonic Plague/Black Death
A. Measles
As of the 1600's, Iroquoians were wiped out by diseases Europeans brought such as influenza, measles, and smallpox.
200
Many who have descended from Iroquois have adapted to western ways of life. Would this make them a part of the melting pot or the salad bowl?
The melting pot.
400
Did the Iroquoians have peace with each other, or did they fight within themselves?
Iroquoians fought within themselves over things like hunting and fishing grounds until the 1500's, but then continued in the 1700's. Still, in those 200 years, there were cases of warfare.
400
The tribes of Iroquois were neutral throughout the struggle for control over the new world until being split up in the 1700's. Did they change their neutrality after dividing?
Yes, they picked sides. Some of the tribes allied with the American colonists, while others allied with the British.
400
True Or False:
Iroquoians could only marry people within their own clan.
False. Iroquoians felt a strong connection to nature and created clans based off of animals, but you were not allowed at all to marry someone within your own clan.
400
True Or False:
The people of Iroquois started wearing leather clothing after obtaining it in trade with the Europeans.
False, the Iroquoians started to wear woolen and decorative clothing they got from trading with the Europeans.
400
Like how the Mohegans opened a casino in Connecticut, the ______ from the Iroquois opened one in New York.
A. Cayuga
B. Mohawk
C. Oneida
The Oneidas of Iroquois opened a casino near Syracuse, New York.
500
True or False:
Their main food source was of agriculture.
True. While Iroquoians did hunt, they depended most on farming and agriculture, and women had the power of distributing food.
500
Were the Iroquois a threat to the Europeans? (Yes/No)
Yes, the Iroquois people were a persistent military threat towards Europeans settlers.
500
Iroquoians built huge longhouses where people could assemble to conduct ceremonies, pass on/tell stories, and socialize. Do you think they were more or less common than tepees?
Longhouses were more common than tepees, they were very important to the people of Iroquois.
500
True Or False:
The Iroquoians adapted to using European weapons and tools after the arrival of settlers and abandoned their former tools such as bows and arrows, axes, etc.
True.
500
True Or False:
Most people of Iroquois are now Jewish.
False. Many Iroquoians today practice Christianity.