Iroquois Influence Thesis
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Conclusion
The Iroquois had no significant influence on the drafting
or ratification of the Constitution or the Articles of
Confederation. In all probability, the framers and the
members of the Continental Congress would have written
those documents the way they did even if they had not
known of the Iroquois League. The Iroquois created the
Iroquois League without having to learn about
confederations from the Swiss or the ancient Greeks.
Similarly, the Americans created the United States of
America without having to borrow the idea from the
Iroquois.
Which conclusion does the author reach?
O The Iroquois League greatly influenced the
formation of the United States.
O The Iroquois League did not influence the writing of
the US founding documents.
O The Iroquois League helped influence the creation
of the US Constitution only.
O The Iroquois League influenced the writing of the
Articles, but not the US Constitution.
