The way Iroquois connect to today is because of the way they set up their government. They are important because they protected the Americans colonies from invasions from the North. If the Iroquois didn't protect the Americans from the French and English wars there wouldn't be a United States at all. Benjamin Franklin watched the confederacy and learned democracy from them. One of the goods ideas he learned was that each and every person should be able to talk without being interrupted. Now thanks to the Iroquois confederacy The United States government is somewhat similar to the Iroquois confederacy.