some scholars have suggested that the constitution of the iroquois confederacy influenced colonists who drafted the u.s. constitution but there is not consensus on this. many of the colonists who worked on the constitution were from regions that were not familiar with the iroquois confederacy. other scholars note that the us constitution, as shown in drafts and writings about it that preceded its ratification, clearly reflects the historic british political and philosophical influence in which most of its framers were educated.