1. The first President of the United States (7 letters) WASHINGTON
4. The capital of the United States (4 letters) D.C.
6. The national anthem of the United States (4 letters) STAR
8. The currency of the United States (7 letters) DOLLAR
9. The largest ocean in the world (5 letters) PACIFIC
10. The highest mountain in the world (8 letters) EVEREST
11. The longest river in the world (6 letters) NILE
12. The largest desert in the world (7 letters) SAHARA
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1. The study of the past (7 letters) HISTORY
2. A person who writes about history (6 letters) HISTORIAN
3. A period of time in the past (6 letters) EPOCH
4. A major event in history (5 letters) EVENT
5. A group of people who live in a particular region (6 letters) NATION
6. A system of government in which the people elect representatives to make laws (8 letters) DEMOCRACY
7. A system of government in which a single person has all the power (6 letters) DICTATORSHIP
8. A type of economy in which the government controls the means of production (6 letters) COMMUNISM
9. A type of economy in which individuals own the means of production (7 letters) CAPITALISM
10. A tax on goods imported into a country (5 letters) TARIFF