| A | B |
|---|
| claim | a piece of land claimed by a settler |
| convinced | caused to believe |
| discouraged | in low spirits and without hope |
| fertile | rich in material needed to grow healthy plants |
| heifer | a young cow |
| homestead | a farmhouse, its buildings, and the land it sits on |
| immigrants | people who leave their native country to settle elsewhere |
| pioneer | a person who is first to settle in an area |
| prairie | a large area of flat or rolling grassland |
| sod | a chunk of grassy soil held together by matted roots |
| memoir | an account of the personal experiences of its author |
| discouraged | in low spirits and without hope |
