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What were the two major language groups in the Northeastern Woodland Native American tribes?
Which tribes formed a confederacy as a result of the Great Law of Peace?
What is another name for the Iroquois people?
What type of kinship system did the Iroquois people have?
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Where did the Iroquois power extend to at its peak around 1700?
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Study Notes
Northeastern Woodland Native American Tribes
- The two major language groups in the Northeastern Woodland Native American tribes were the Iroquoian and the Algonquian.
The Iroquois Confederacy
- The Iroquois, Huron, and other tribes formed a confederacy as a result of the Great Law of Peace.
- Another name for the Iroquois people is the Haudenosaunee.
- The Iroquois people had a matrilineal kinship system, where descent and inheritance were traced through the maternal line.
Iroquois Power and Territory
- At its peak around 1700, the Iroquois power extended from present-day New York State to the Great Lakes, and from the Ottawa River to the Tennessee River.
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Test your knowledge of Northeastern Woodland Native American tribes, including the Algonquian and Iroquois language groups. Learn about the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy and the Great Law of Peace in this quiz.
