The Iroquois Confederacy

The iroquois brokered a temporary ______ with the french

The five nations broke their ______ by 1657

The mohawk's hatred of the french had compelled them to continue ______

In may 1660 open ______ between the iroquois and french resumed

The war began with a bitter iroquois victory at the battle of long ______

Iroquois raiders attacked ______ as part of their growing campaign

The french government took decisive ______

The iroquois were winning all the way up until the ______

Hundred soldiers of the carignon saliere regiment arrived in new ______

The peace did not ______ violence between the french and the iroquois

During the War of the Spanish Succession, the British captured ______ in 1710

The Mi'kmaq and their Wabanaki allies used ______ tactics against the British

The Mi'kmaq had access to guns and steel weapons through their close ties with the ______

The Mi'kmaq resistance became part of another imperial war in 1722 when the British and their ______ allies encroached on Wabanaki territory

The Mi'kmaq won recognition of their ______ claim in 1722

In 1749, the British established the fortified town of ______, violating the treaty with the Mi'kmaq

The Mi'kmaq declared ______ and launched bloody raids on the British settlers

The Mi'kmaq resistance led many Acadians to ______ Nova Scotia

The construction of Halifax marked the beginning of a full-scale British ______ of Nova Scotia

The Mi'kmaq formed alliances with other First Nations groups and joined the ______ Confederacy to defend against British expansion

Led by a prophet named ______ and orator Hayawatha, the five nations united under the Great Law of Peace

The Iroquois faced enemies such as the ______, Mohicans, and Wabanaki Confederacy to the east, and the Wendat (Huron) to the north

The Iroquois practiced mourning wars, adopting captives to replace those lost in ______

In 1609, an alliance between the Wendat, Algonquins, and three Frenchmen, including Samuel de Champlain, led to the start of the ______ Wars

The French provided the Iroquois' enemies with ______, giving them a military advantage over the Iroquois' traditional weapons such as bows and clubs

The Iroquois formed an alliance with the ______, who sought to establish their own fur trade, and turned against their rivals, such as the Mohicans

Disease, particularly measles and smallpox, devastated the Iroquois population and weakened their ______

The Iroquois launched a campaign of widespread violence, attacking villages and trade convoys to acquire furs and captives to trade with the ______

The French attempted to negotiate peace with the Iroquois in 1641 but ______, leading to further hostilities

The Iroquois destroyed their ancient rival, the ______, in 1649, and also defeated the Chonnonton (Seneca), who had been weakened by smallpox