| A | B |
|---|
| First Americans arrived in North America | walked from Siberia to Alaska across the Bering Strait |
| United States expanded its territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific | by signing treaties, buying lands, and fighting wars |
| Explorers and settlers came to America | to claim land for their rulers, spread Christianity, and find gold and riches |
| Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to America | to find a short route by sea to Asia |
| Constitution | written plan for nation’s government |
| Three levels of government | local, state and national |
| Three branches of government | executive, legislative and judicial |
| Changes in the constitution | by amendments approved by the states |
| Taxes pay for | maintaining roads, making parks, building schools |
| Voting is important | make sure that the government represents the will of the people |
| Citizenship | born in the United States |
| Adult citizen responsibilities | pay taxes, serve on jury, vote |
| Child responsibilities | get an education, learn about United States government, obey laws |
