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US History [1]
1. Iroquois Confederacy- Nearly a military power consisting of Mohawks, Oneidas, Cayugas, and Senecas which was founded in the late 1500s.The leaders were Degana Widah and Hiawatha. The Indians lived in log houses with relatives. Men dominated, but a person's background was determined by the women's family. Different groups banded together but were separate fur traders and fur suppliers. Other groups joined; they would ally with either the French or the English depending on which would be the most to their advantage.