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'Makers Of Americ The Iroquois'
Jacob Adams
U.S. History to 1877
Response Paper – Unit 1

Makers of America – The Iroquois I found the article Makers in America – The Iroquois an interesting read. I remember learning about them somewhat back in grade school and some in high school. I didn’t remember that Hiawatha and Deganawidah were the two leaders that founded the Iroquois that were bound together by five Indian nations. The five nations included the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas. The Iroquois fought against neighboring Indians for territory, and also battled the French, English, and Dutch for control over the fur trade. I really liked the idea of the long house in which the Iroquois housed two nuclear families consisting

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