Social Studies Pre/Post Test

The role of the Legislative Branch is to _________ laws

• 
  make

• enforce

• judge

The executive branch is responsible for ______________________ the laws.

• making

• enforcing

• judging

The judicial branch _____________ laws

• makes

• enforces

• judges

Match the following

• Intolerable Acts

• Tax on all goods coming into the colonies

• Townshend Act

• After the Boston Tea Party, Britain closed the harbor, sent troops into Boston and put General Thomas Gage in charge

• Tea Act

• Settlers were no allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Proclamation of 1763
  

• Placed a tax on tea
  

• Stamp Act

• Tax on paper items and other goods such as dice and playing cards

The conquistadors from Europe that had an impact on the Inca and the Aztec were from what country?

• Spain

• France

• Italy

• England

Number 2 is pointing to what ancient civilization's location?

• A) Aztec

• B) Maya

• C) Inca

What reason did the Pilgrims have for leaving England and starting the Plymouth colony?

• To make money

• for religious freedom

• to escape war

• they were forced to leave

Tribes of the southwest lived in teepees

• true

• false

Match the following

• loyalist

• people who wanted to be independent and NOT be part of Britain anymore

• Patriot

• law-making group in England

• Parliament

• to take back or cancel a law

• repeal

• goods coming into your country from another country

• imports

• person who still supports the king