American Indian Government and Economy

Flashcards covering key vocabulary related to American Indian government and economies, based on the provided lecture notes.

government

A system for making rules and decisions.

council

A decision-making body that could be made up of a group's single leader or a small group of leaders.

confederacy

A group whose members share the same goals.

league

A group whose members share the same goals, often with a written or oral form of an alliance or agreement.

economy

The system by which a group makes, shares, and uses goods.

commodity

A trade good that is a raw material and not manufactured.

trading network

Systems of trade routes that connected different areas.

adviser

A person who gives advice or guidance.

establish

To set up or organize something permanent.

chief

A single leader, often chosen by a group's family members, who led a council and worked with other leaders to make decisions.

cacique

A religious leader who led the Pueblo people's government in the past.

Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee)

A league of five (later six) American Indian nations in what is now New York State, formed around 1600 to share goals, maintain peace, and make decisions through a council.

constitution

A plan of government, such as the one used by the Iroquois League that focused on peace, equity, and justice.

Compare

To look for similarities between things.

Contrast

To look for differences between things.

Venn diagram

A chart used to organize details to compare and contrast two or more things.