U.S History question?

Question

What was the Great League of Peace??

Answer 1

The unification of the Iroquois Tribe by Hiawatha. They formed a Confederacy that challenged the Europeans from 1600-1780. It was originally 5 tribes(Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk) but in the 1720's a 6th tribe(the Tuscarora) joined. It split during the American Revolution, with the Tuscarora and Oneida siding with the Americans and the rest with the British. However, during its peak(1680's), it's territory stretched from Virginia to Montreal and out to the Mississippi River.

Here is a map of their territory.

http://www.lowensteyn.com/iroquois/Image...

Answer 2

The Great Peace is the founding constitution of the Iroquois people, that still exists today.  Some historians date it at 1143 ad, which makes it among the oldest constitutions in the world.  (after Iceland, about 900 ad)

Answer 3

League of peace has been used by more than one "group" but you are probably referring to alliance or association of five indian tribes living in the New York state area to oppose or prevent their land from being taken by the white settlers.  These tribes were of the Iroquois tribes.

the movement to create the League of Nations after world war I was originally refered to as "the league of peace".

Answer 4

Deganawida and Hiawatha persuaded the Five Nations to form a Great League of Peace and Power. They periodically sent chiefs to the main village of the central nation