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

• Proclamation of 1763
  

• Placed a tax on tea
  

• Stamp Act

• Tax on all goods coming into the colonies

• Tea Act

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

• Intolerable Acts

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

• Townshend Act

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

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

• Patriot

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

• Parliament

• law-making group in England

• imports

• to take back or cancel a law

• loyalist

• person who still supports the king

• repeal

• goods coming into your country from another country