Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.2.4.D
The Standard
- 5.C.2
- Compare the developments of the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.
- 5.C.2.4
- Analyze the forms of self-government in the colonies.
Evaluate the influence of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy on colonial attempts to unite.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 5.C.2.4
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how the Haudenosaunee Confederacy gave some colonists an example of nations working together. They use evidence to judge its influence on colonial plans for union.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can point to Franklin's reference to the Six Nations as an example of union. They can connect that reference to colonial plans while explaining that the colonists did not simply copy Haudenosaunee government.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think the colonies joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. They may also assume the Albany Plan copied Haudenosaunee government exactly, or confuse that plan with the later U.S. Constitution.
How to Assess It
- Give students Franklin's short 1751 comment about the Six Nations and a summary of the Albany Plan. Ask: What evidence suggests influence, and what does it not prove?
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards showing Haudenosaunee council meetings, Franklin's 1751 comment, and the Albany Plan; have them arrange the cards and label one supported connection.
Ask students to write two sentences: How did the Haudenosaunee offer an example of union, and why is calling the Albany Plan a copy inaccurate?
Run a card sort with claims labeled supported or unsupported, including Franklin cited the Six Nations and the Albany Plan copied their government exactly.
Print a page about today's Haudenosaunee Grand Council and have students compare one council decision-making practice with the Albany Plan.
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Related Standards
- 5.C.2.4.C
Examine early discussions on intercolonial cooperation exemplified by the Albany Plan of Union and Benjamin Franklin's “Join or Die” political cartoon.
- 8.C.12.2
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the Union and the Confederacy.
- 8.C.1.5.E
Evaluate the diverse political, economic, and religious influences that shaped colonial arguments for independence.
- 8.C.1.1.F
Compare the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy with early attempts to unite the colonies.
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