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Definition of Iroquois League
1. Noun. A league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iroquois League
Literary usage of Iroquois League
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont by Vermont, Vermont Conventions, 1775-1777, Vermont Council of Safety, 1777-1778, Vermont Conventions, Vermont Governor, Vermont Board of War, 1779-1783 (1880)
"The fact is next to be noted that, while the Iroquois League was very jealous of
all its territorial rights, no part of Vermont was ever included within its ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Subsequent to 1680 the five nations of the Iroquois league attacked and defeated
the Illinois tribes, driving some across the Mississippi River. ..."
3. Vermont: Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont (1880)
"The fact is next to be noted that, while the Iroquois League was very jealous of
all its territorial rights, no part of Vermont was ever included within its ..."
4. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1901)
"... tribe belonging to Iroquois league, 8, 298; origin, 293; minor confederacy,
293; last to consent to Iroquois league, 3oo; rank in league, 293, 3oo; ..."
5. Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont by Vermont, Vermont Conventions, 1775-1777, Vermont Council of Safety, 1777-1778, Vermont Conventions, Vermont Governor, Vermont Board of War, 1779-1783 (1880)
"The fact is next to be noted that, while the Iroquois League was very jealous of
all its territorial rights, no part of Vermont was ever included within its ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Subsequent to 1680 the five nations of the Iroquois league attacked and defeated
the Illinois tribes, driving some across the Mississippi River. ..."
7. Vermont: Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont (1880)
"The fact is next to be noted that, while the Iroquois League was very jealous of
all its territorial rights, no part of Vermont was ever included within its ..."
8. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1901)
"... tribe belonging to Iroquois league, 8, 298; origin, 293; minor confederacy,
293; last to consent to Iroquois league, 3oo; rank in league, 293, 3oo; ..."
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