| A | B |
|---|
| How the first Americans came | they walked across the Bering Strait |
| Not a reason explorers came to North America | to develop cultures |
| Why Christopher Columbus sailed | to find a short route to Asia by sea |
| NOT a way US got new land | getting land from Canada after the Mexican War |
| How we got land | bought land, war, treaties |
| Constitution | written plan of government |
| mayor | elected at the local level |
| legislature | makes laws |
| President | head of the Executive branch |
| amendments | how the Constitution can be changed |
| One way to become a US citizen | be born in the US |
| NOT paid for by taxes | buying school supplies |
| NOT a responsibility of citizens | working for the government |
| NOT a responsibility of kids | voting |
| Why people vote | to be sure the government is run according to the will of the people |
| Who were the first Americans | Native Americans |
