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A
REEVALUATION OF THE ORIGINS OF THE AMERICAN FORM
OF GOVERNMENT:
THE
INFLUENCE OF THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY
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Section
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Page
Number
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Foreword
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2
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Table of
Contents
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3
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Introduction
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5
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Footnotes
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6
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The
Iroquois Confederacy
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7
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Figure 1
&endash; Iroquois Confederacy: Nation and Clan
Structure
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8
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Clans &endash;
The Basic Political Unit of the Iroquois
Confederacy
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9
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The Role of
Women in Iroquois Society
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9
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Chief
Selection Amongst the Iroquois
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10
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Nations
&endash; The Powers of Individual Nations in the
Iroquois Confederacy
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10
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War-Chiefs and
Pine Tree Chiefs
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11
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Government At
The Confederacy Level
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12
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Background
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12
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Iroquois Grand
Council Protocols and Procedures
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12
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Iroquois
Decision-Making Process
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13
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Summary of
Iroquois Confederacy Powers and
Obligations
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14
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Figure 2 -
Iroquois and American Government Structure
Comparison
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15
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Footnotes
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16
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Six Nations
and United States Constitution
Comparison
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17
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Formation
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17
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Governmental
Structure Analysis
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17
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Representation
of Nations/States and Citizenship
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18
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Governmental
Decision-Making Analysis
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18
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Governmental
Powers and Obligations
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20
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Indian Nations
and States Comparison
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20
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Governmental
Level Comparison
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22
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Iroquois
Confederacy
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22
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United States
Federal Government
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23
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Figure 3 -
Constitutional Safeguards Comparison
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24
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Footnotes
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25
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Historical
Background of the Iroquois
Confederacy
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26
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The Covenant
Chain &endash; The First Treaty
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26
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The Iroquois
Confederacy and the Worldwide Fur Trade
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26
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Territory and
Influence of the Iroquois Confederacy
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28
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Dependent and
Allied Nations of the Iroquois
Confederacy
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29
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The Importance
of the Iroquois Confederacy to the English
Colonies
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31
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Footnotes
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33
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Colonial
Leaders Involved In Indian Affairs
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35
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Conrad Weiser
&endash; Official Interpreter
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35
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Sir William
Johnson &endash; Representative of the English
Crown
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36
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Benjamin
Franklin &endash; Printer, Delegate, Framer of
the US Government
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37
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General
Schuyler &endash; Colonial Representative
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42
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Footnotes
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43
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Conclusions
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45
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The Great Seal
of the United States
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45
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Observations
for Future Study
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46
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Footnotes
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48
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Appendix 1
&endash; Indian Nations Dependent, Allied,
Conquered, Absorbed by the Iroquois
Confederacy
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49
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Iroquois
Influence in the Territory of North
America
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51
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Appendix 2
&endash; English Colonial Treaties with the Five
Nations
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52
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References
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53
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Bibliography
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54
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Selected
Sources
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54
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Periodicals,
Pamphlets and Charts
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55
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Additional
Sources
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55
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