2. How did the Iroquois become the largest and most powerful Native American group in the Eastern Woodlands? A. They conquered all the Native American groups that lived in the Eastern Woodlands. B. As expert farmers, they controlled a large group of villages. They had a thriving trade with other populations. C. They formed an alliance with two other groups to hold peace conferences every year. D. They formed an alliance of five Iroquois peoples, devoted to encouraging peaceful cooperation.

For in this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?