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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud
The Americans may not have even known of the Iroquois league when the Constitution was drafted... What they did know was the following:
"The Mayflower Compact"
-This included a jury of peers to judge the accused
"House of Burgesses" set up in Jamestown (they could not have known about the Iroquois. The house represented 11 plantation owners)
Roman Republicism
And probably the dutch system, though that is the first I have heard of it. |
The Mayflower landed Nov. 21, 1620. The Constitution was writen in 1776 (A hundred and fifty six years later), how could they not know of the league when the league help the English defeat the French in the French and Indian war?
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lupusmalus
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The Iroquois are in the game so that you can play on a map of Earth and immediately throw the Americans into the sea as they should have done in real history!!! Which on its own is already a more than good enough reason for me
And even though they didn't they held the balance of power between the English and the French for over a century and effectively slowed down the westward spread of the Whites. I have nothing to add concerning their cultural and constitutional achievements but you can be damned sure the framers of the US constitution knew of their league!
Last edited by lupusmalus on 26-08-2001 at 15:10
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Jusbaummer
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Yes, I'm sure Iroquois are in the game just for geographical reasons, but North America already has Americans, Middle America has Aztecs, but what does South have? Incas? No. But that's what they should have.
Why are Spanish out? Because Europe is full.
Why are Zulus in? So that Africa would have somebody.
It's all about geography and also, different cultures too. And culture could be the reason why Iroquois are in and Incas out.
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quote: Originally posted by Jusbaummer
Why are Zulus in? So that Africa would have somebody. |
Egypt is in Africa.
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Christantine The Great
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Massachusetts
Jun 2000 time: 00:15
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But not in south Africa. Just about all of the civs have a "counter" to stop them from expanding like crazy on their home continent.
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lupusmalus
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Just that the Egyptians have never been any good in stopping the Zulus. And quite frequently I had to stop them from overrunning ALL of Eurasia and Africa...Firaxis, this time no sparring partner civs please!!!
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