Social Studies Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. It's the biggest country in North America.
  2. 5. The Andes mountains are on the western side of this continent.
  3. 6. Louis likes all fruit _____ pineapple; but not
  4. 7. The queen of this country paid for Columbus to explore a new way to India.
  5. 9. Columbus called them "Indians" but they were _______ Americans.
  6. 11. distant; not close
  7. 15. It's the 2nd longest river in the world.
  8. 17. It's the largest continent.
Down
  1. 1. It's the coldest continent and 98% of it is covered with ice; the only people there are scientists.
  2. 3. Lincoln sent soldiers from the ____________ part of America to free the slaves, and a war started between the two parts of the country.
  3. 4. Are you FOR the idea or ________ the idea?
  4. 8. The difference between Mon Ami board markers is the ______ .
  5. 10. The Pilgrims on the Mayflower wanted to have their own church, so to be free they went to North America from this country.
  6. 12. It's the smallest continent.
  7. 13. It's the biggest country in South America.
  8. 14. The captain of a ship is the top ________ ; it's the job of operating a ship.
  9. 16. Which planet are scientists exploring by sending robotic machines?