Based on the excerpt, the purpose of the Iroquois League was to work together and defend each other to keep peace. The reference to the Tree of the Great Peace and the council fire indicates a focus on unity, cooperation, and the protection of the confederacy against threats.
From the Iroquois Constitution
I am Dekanawidah [identified as the traditional founder of the Iroquois Confederacy] and with the Five Nations confederate [united for a common purpose] lords I plant the Tree of the Great Peace. . . . Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you Adodarhoh [an Onondaga chief], and your cousin lords. . . . There shall you sit and watch the council fire of the confederacy of the Five Nations, and all the affairs of the Five Nations shall be transacted at this place before you.. . .We place at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves an eagle who is able to see afar. If he sees in the distance any evil approaching or any danger threatening he will at once warn the people of the confederacy. The smoke of the confederate council fire shall ever ascend and pierce the sky so that other nations who may be allies may see the council fire of the Great Peace . . .
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Based on this excerpt, what was the purpose of the Iroquois League?
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to establish laws that all Native American nations were to follow
to establish laws that all Native American nations were to follow
to work together and defend each other to keep peace
to work together and defend each other to keep peace
to help maintain the local forests for use by the people of each member tribe
to help maintain the local forests for use by the people of each member tribe
to provide comfort and care for visiting tribal leaders
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