The Road to Democracy in Canada

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What type of decision-making processes did Native peoples in Canada have prior to the arrival of Europeans?

Dictatorships with absolute power

Monarchies with hereditary rulers

Unions and confederacies with complex processes (correct)

Anarchies with no rules

How were leaders chosen among Inuit societies?

Based on wise decision-making skills and hunting abilities (correct)

By random selection

By military prowess

Through hereditary succession

In what region did the Iroquois people primarily live?

Northern Quebec near the Arctic Circle

Southern Ontario surrounding Lake Ontario and Lake Erie (correct)

Eastern Nova Scotia near the Atlantic Ocean

Western British Columbia coast

What kind of leadership structure did Inuit bands have?

Consulting band members for decisions Signup and view all the answers

How did Inuit bands interact with neighboring bands?

Determining hunting grounds together Signup and view all the answers

What characterized the Iroquois nation before they united?

Divided into multiple conflicting tribes Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the early constitution that brought together five nations under one confederacy in 1450?

Great Law of Peace Signup and view all the answers

In the newly formed confederacy, how were representatives to the central congress chosen?

By clan mothers Signup and view all the answers

What role did the Tuscarora tribe play in joining the confederacy?

They were the last to join Signup and view all the answers

How were poor decisions by representatives handled in the tribal democracy described?

Clan mothers could remove them Signup and view all the answers

Compared to many European democracies of that era, the tribal democracy with a central congress can be argued as:

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What type of decision-making processes did Native peoples in Canada have prior to the arrival of Europeans?

How were leaders chosen among Inuit societies?

In what region did the Iroquois people primarily live?

What kind of leadership structure did Inuit bands have?

How did Inuit bands interact with neighboring bands?

What characterized the Iroquois nation before they united?

What is the name of the early constitution that brought together five nations under one confederacy in 1450?

In the newly formed confederacy, how were representatives to the central congress chosen?

What role did the Tuscarora tribe play in joining the confederacy?

How were poor decisions by representatives handled in the tribal democracy described?

Compared to many European democracies of that era, the tribal democracy with a central congress can be argued as:

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