1916 Iroquoian Revolution

1916 Iroquoian Revolution
Date5 August – 1 September 1916
Location
Across the Iroquois Confederacy
Caused by
  • Iroquoian casualties from the Battle of the Somme
  • Increasingly dictatorial central government
  • Declining economy
Goals
  • New elections
Methods
  • Protests
Resulted inIroquoian Militia involvement
  • Seneca and Mohawk military leaders seize control
  • New Constitution
  • Civil government returns in 1919
Parties to the civil conflict

Opposition

  • National Trade Federation
  • Union of Iroquoian Tradesman
  • Antiwar Union