Native Americans: Past & Present, Pt. 3

Native Americans: Past & Present, Pt. 3

The Iroquois

Pause & Think

As you read each page, don't forget to pause and think about what you are reading. What words need to be clarified (defined or figured out using context clues)? What important details did you notice? Write your thoughts and findings on the sticky notes for your annotation worksheet.

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Based on what you know, what seems different about the Iroquois?

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How does the map on this page help you better understand why there was so much conflict between Iroquois tribes?

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What did the Peace maker mean by "A bundle of arrows was more difficult to break than a single one"?

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Was the Peacemaker successful? Explain.

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How did the Europeans change the Haudenosaunee lifestyle? Do you think this change was for the better or the worse? Why?

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Why do you think the Haudenosaunee could be so helpful to the British during the French and Indian War?

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In addition to fighting in wars, how else did many Haudenosaunee lose their lives?

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How has peace been important to the Iroquois over their long history?

Food for Thought

Read and discuss these questions aloud. Remember to use text evidence to support your answers, and make sure you fully answer all parts of each question. Use your annotation worksheet notes to help you.

Draw a conclusion about how a timeline adds to your understanding of a text. Why is it important for readers to have this additional information? Here is how to understand a timeline and fully answer questions using that timeline:

• Make sure you understand the question: What do we mean by draw a conclusion? What is a timeline? How can you draw a conclusion about the text using information from the timeline to help you?

• Answer the question in a complete sentence. For example: My conclusion is that this timeline is important because...

• Identify a few points on the timeline that support your reason(s) for the timeline's importance.

• Extend your answer in one or two sentences by explaining why it is important for readers to have this additional information from the timeline.

Open Ended

My conclusion is that the timeline adds to my understanding of this topic because.....

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Here are some details from the timeline that show this:

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It is important to have this added information from the timeline because.....