| A | B |
| Pilgrim | a group of people who came to America for religious freedom |
| voyage | a journey over water |
| hardtack | a dry, hard biscuit |
| New World | the Americas |
| compact | an agreement |
| settlement | a small village |
| dugout | a home built in the side of a hill |
| meetinghouse | a large building where Pilgrims held meetings and prayer time |
| village green | a park in the center of town |
| town crier | a man who announced the news |
| militia | an army |
| musket | a gun that fired only one shot |
| cauldron | a large iron cooking pot |
| flint | a stone that sparks when struck |
| settle | a long wooden bench with a high back and sides |
| keeping room | a large open room |
| bubble and squeak | fish and vegetable stew |
| waistcoat | a woman's jacket |
| doublet | a man's jacket |
| breeches | short pants |
| apprentice | someone who learns a craft by working with a skilled person |
| craft | work in which you make things with your hands |
| craftsperson | someone skilled at making things with their hands |
| barter | to trade or exchange goods |
| hornbook | a paddle-shaped writing book |
| dame school | a school at home for young children |
| schoolmaster | a male teacher |
| penmanship | handwriting |
| custom | a tradition |
| manners | polite behavior |
| herbs | plants used in cooking and medicine |
| marketplace | a place where people buy and sell food and goods |