six nations

(noun)

The original Iroquois League was often known as the Five Nations, as it was composed of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca nations. After the Tuscarora nation joined the League in 1722, the Iroquois became known as the Six Nations.

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Examples of six nations in the following topics:

  • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix

    • The Six Nations council at Buffalo Creek refused to ratify the treaty, denying that their delegates had the power to give away such large tracts of land.
    • The general Native confederacy also disavowed the treaty since most members of the Six Nations did not live in the Ohio territory.

  • American Indians and the New Nation

    • The newly established US national government initially sought to purchase land from American Indians by treaties, but states and settlers were frequently at odds with this policy.
    • The Six Nations council at Buffalo Creek refused to ratify the treaty, stating its delegates did not have the power to give away such large tracts of land.
    • The general American Indian confederacy also disavowed the treaty, as most members of the Six Nations did not live in the Ohio territory.
    • Washington developed a six-point plan for this assimilation process that included:

  • Women in the Early Republic

    • Lucy Stone met with Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis, Abby Kelley Foster, William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and six other women to organize the National Women's Rights Convention in 1850.
    • This national convention brought together for the first time many of those who had been working individually for women's rights.
    • Twenty-six-year-old Matilda Joslyn Gage, one of the eventual leaders of the movement, presented her first speech at the 1852 meeting.
    • When she rose to her nearly six-foot stature and gave an oration that became known as the "Ain't I a Woman?
    • Anthony founded the first national organization for women, the Woman's National Loyal League.

  • Government During the War

    • Republicans in Union Congress enacted national reforms.
    • The latter established a system of national banks in 1863, and promoted development of a national currency backed by bank holdings of U.S.
    • In February 1861, the six states that had seceded at that point formed the Confederate States of America and unanimously elected Jefferson Davis as president and Alexander Stephens as provisional vice president.
    • Davis was elected to serve a six-year term without the possibility of reelection.
    • Two Congresses sat in six sessions until March 18, 1865.

  • The Six-Day War

  • Congressional Terms and Term Limits

    • Members of the Senate may serve unlimited six-year terms and members of the House may serve unlimited two-year terms.
    • Under the Constitution, members of the United States Senate may serve an unlimited number of six-year terms and members of the House of Representatives may serve an unlimited number of two-year terms.
    • The amendment limited members of the Senate to two six-year terms and members of the House to six two-year terms.
    • He specifically put forth the idea of congressional term limits and suggested a national constitutional convention be used to accomplish the amendment, since the Congress would be unlikely to propose and adopt any amendment that limits its own power.

  • The 17th Amendment

    • The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.

  • Defining Consumers

    • It is important to note that consumers (or customers) play a vital role in the economic system of a nation.
    • In marketing, there are six types of target markets:
    • It is important to note that consumers (or customers) play a vital role in the economic system of a nation .
    • Example of an open food market in Vienna, showing how consumers play an important role in a nation's economy.

  • Israel and Palestine

    • While the United States has a longstanding policy of political, military, and economic support for Israel, it often must balance such support with its relations with Arab nations and its commitment to a Palestinian state.
    • The conflict dates back to early Arab opposition to Jewish national sovereignty and numerous wars fought between Israel and neighboring Arab states.
    • Most of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, territories taken by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967, are considered acceptable locations for a future Palestinian state.
    • Most prominently, the Oslo Accords of 1993 allowed the Palestinian National Authority to have autonomy over large parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, although a campaign of terrorism from Palestinian extremist groups and the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 would derail further negotiations.

  • The League of Nations

    • At its largest, from September 1934 to February 1935, the league counted 58 nations as members.
    • The league held its first council meeting in Paris in January 1920, six days after the Versailles Treaty came into force.
    • Harding, continued American opposition to the League of Nations.
    • Members of the Commission of the League of Nations in Paris, France, 1919.
    • Identify the creation, goals, and limitations of the League of Nations.