Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee)
Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Woodlands (North America) from c. 1450 CE to the present, a span of 575 years. Its people spoke North American families languages (Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan).
League of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca, joined by the Tuscarora around 1722. It held the balance between France and Britain until it split during the American Revolution.
See Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1450 CE to the present
- Duration
- 575 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Eastern Woodlands, North America
- Language family
- North American families
- Capital
- Onondaga
Events in North America during its time
- John Cabot reaches Newfoundland
- De Soto and Coronado expeditions
- Jamestown founded
- Champlain founds Quebec
- Pueblo Revolt
- Treaty of Paris ends New France
- Declaration of Independence
- Louisiana Purchase
Neighbours in North America
- United States
- New France
- Thirteen Colonies
- Norse Greenland
- Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)
- Comanche empire (Comancheria)
- Dominion of Canada
- British North America
- French Louisiana
- Russian America
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
Questions
When did Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) exist?
c. 1450 CE to the present, about 575 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee)?
Eastern Woodlands, in North America. Its capital was Onondaga.
What language did Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) speak?
North American families. This family includes Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan.