Read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution.

Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west. The name of these roots is the Great White Roots and their nature is peace and strength.

What do the Great White Roots represent?

A) the peace and strength of the confederacy

B) the patience of the Iroquois nation

C) the wisdom of the Iroquois leaders

D) the compassion of the Iroquois people

The correct answer is A. The Great White Roots represent the peace and strength of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Explanation:

The Great Law of Peace of the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederation was the oral constitution with which they confederated. The Great Law of Peace consisted of 117 articles and assigned each tribe a role in government. The united Iroquois were symbolized by an Eastern white pine known as the Peace Tree, therefore, the Great White Roots of this tree symbolized the peace under which the native peoples united, and the strength that that union meant to them.

I think the answer is A: Peace and Strength of the confederacy. Let me know if I am incorrect.