In a brief essay of at least 500 words, I want you to discuss the

Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Great Law of Peace.

Important points to consider:

• How the alliance of the Five (later Six) Nations came about.

• Relations between tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy and early

European colonists.

• Important points of how the Confederacy worked, and evidence of how

the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois system of governance may have

influenced the Constitution of the United States.

This is a formal essay, but I want you to summarize and analyze these questions in

your own words. I want you to explain how you understand these issues.

The materials I provide give you plenty of background, but I'm not looking for an

essay filled with quotations. I want you to read the background, think about these

questions, and then provide your own best understanding.

You may submit your essay as text entry, a URL (for example, to a Google doc), or as

a document file.

If you want guidance for my writing expectations, go here. Guide to writing

expectations

If you need help in your writing process, the Library and Learning Commons of FSCJ

is here for you. Writing LabLinks to an external site.