| A | B |
| Pilgrims | A person who travels to a place for religious reasons. |
| colony | A place ruled by another country. |
| colonist | People who live in a colony. |
| Plymouth | Where the tired Pilgrims landed |
| Massachusetts Bay | The location the Pilgrims chose to build their new community. |
| Squanto | An Indian that the Pilgrims learn to live in the new land. |
| American Revolution | In 1775 the war between the colonies and England. |
| independence | Freedom |
| George Washington | Chosen to lead the American army |
| Baron von Steuben | An officer from Germany who volunteered to help soldiers. |
| Valley Forge | The place where Washington and his troops spent the winter. |
| tenement | Run down apartment buildings |
| Ellis Island | The place where immigrants had to be approved before they entered the United States. |
| Lower East Side | A noisy neighborhood with crowded streets. |