The Mohicans were described as composed of how many tribes in how many villages?

• A. Five tribes in 40 villages
• B. Four tribes in 20 villages
• C. Six tribes in 30 villages
• D. Three tribes in 15 villages

Answer: (A)

Understanding how some Native American groups organized themselves helps you see how large and interconnected societies existed in the past. The Mohicans were described as a confederacy made up of five distinct tribes living in about forty villages. This highlights two ideas: there was internal diversity among allied communities, and they occupied a fairly wide settlement area in the Northeast. Describing them as five tribes in forty villages reflects the scale of their social and political structure, not a single, isolated group. Other counts don’t line up with the traditional accounts of this confederacy, so this description best fits historical records.