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'''BIG IDEAS''' | '''BIG IDEAS''' | ||
* Northeastern Native American tribal alliances | * Northeastern Native American tribal alliances | ||
** Iroquois | ** '''Iroquois''' | ||
*** generally aligned with the British | *** generally aligned with the British | ||
** Algonquin | ** '''Algonquin''' | ||
*** generally aligned with the French | *** generally aligned with the French | ||
'''DETAILS''' | '''DETAILS''' | ||
* Iroquois League, established c. 1450 to 1660 | * '''Iroquois League''', established c. 1450 to 1660 | ||
** confederacy of Iroquois speaking tribes: Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca | ** confederacy of Iroquois speaking tribes: Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca | ||
** known to the English as | ** known to the English as “'''Five Nations'''” | ||
*** later Six Nations after Tuscarora joined in 1722) | *** later Six Nations after Tuscarora joined in 1722) | ||
** NOTE: “nation” or “clans” = better descriptor than “tribes” but collections of tribes who share certain commonalities, viz location, language, leadership, conquest, adoption | ** NOTE: “nation” or “clans” = better descriptor than “tribes” but collections of tribes who share certain commonalities, viz location, language, leadership, conquest, adoption |