What is the name of the agreement that the Iroquois Confederacy used to resolve differences and govern through consensus?

• A. Confederation Charter
• B. The Great Law of Peace
• C. The Covenant Chain
• D. The Treaty of Fort Stanwix

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how the Iroquois Confederacy governed itself through a formal agreement that emphasized peace and working together. The answer is the Great Law of Peace. This oral constitution laid out how the five (later six) nations would join as a unified confederacy, how decisions would be made, and how disputes would be settled through consensus rather than by force or one group’s victory. It established the structure of leadership, including the Grand Council of chiefs and the important role of clan mothers who could appoint and remove leaders, ensuring a balance of power and accountability. Because decisions required broad agreement among the nations, differences were resolved through dialogue and negotiation, keeping the federation stable and peaceful.

Other names refer to different things: some are about alliances with Europeans or specific treaties, not the internal governing framework used to govern through consensus within the confederacy.