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?

    <p>Consulting band members for decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Inuit bands interact with neighboring bands?

    <p>Determining hunting grounds together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the Iroquois nation before they united?

    <p>Divided into multiple conflicting tribes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Great Law of Peace</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>By clan mothers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They were the last to join</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Clan mothers could remove them</p> 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:

    <p>More advanced</p> Signup and view all the answers

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