American Belief System

Which of the following is not a branch of government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Presidential

• Judicial

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• All people have certain unalienable rights

• The Constitution is the supreme law of the land

• King George III has violated the rights of the colonists

• The colonists have a right to overthrow the government and create their own

What is the name of the war that Great Britain wins that leads to the Sugar Act?

• French & Indian War

• The Seven Years War

• The French Onion War

• The French & Indiana War

What was the tax on imported molasses and sugar called?

• Salt Act

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

Who helped found Committees of Correspondence & the Sons of Liberty?

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

• Sammy Davis Jr

• George Washington

What is it called when you refuse to purchase a good/service as a protest?

• Boysnott

• Strike

• Fast

• Boycott

What required colonists to pay for a stamp on many paper items?

• Stamp Act of 1765

• Snack Act of 1765

• Stand Act of 1765

• Sugar Act of 1764

What did the Townshend Acts tax?

• Glass, Leaves, Paint, Paper, & Tea

• Glass, Lead, Paint, Primer, & Tea

• Glass, Lead, Paint, Paper, & Tea

• Glass, Lead, Paint, Paper, & Coffee

How did colonists get goods into the colonies without paying taxes?

• Snuggle them in

• Smuggle them in

• Struggle them in

• They didn't....

Who created the engraving of the Boston Massacre?

• Thomas Paine

• Paul Revere

• John Adams

• Thomas Preston