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| bay | an inlet off a larger body of water |
| Appalachian | a mountain range in the eastern par of the United States extending from Canada to Georgia |
| hornbook | a wooden shaped paddle that serves as a tool for learning to read |
| charter | a written agreement granting privileges from a sovereign power or country |
| colony | a settlement developed by a country beyond its borders |
| freedom | the power of acting without restraint |
| tolerance | the capacity to accept the beliefs or practices differing from one's own |
| witch hunt | the searching out and persecution of those who hold unpopular views or practice witchcraft |
| Indians | Native Americans who lived in America before the Europeans arrived |
| Separatists | the group of people who wanted to separate from The Church of England, later called the Pilgrims |
| Pilgrim | a person who journeys to a foreign land often for religious freedom |
| Mayflower | the small ship that brought the Pilgrims to America |
| Sabbath | a day set aside for rest and worship |
| Thanksgiving | a holiday resulting from the Pilgrims harvest celebration of 1621 |
| Puritans | a group of Protestants who wanted to purify The Church of England and founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Mayflower Compact | an agreement made by the Pilgrims to consult each other about the laws of the Plymouth Colony |
| mountain | a land mass that projects high above its surroundings and is bigger than a hill |
| immigrant | a person who leaves his or her country to live elsewhere |
