A | B |
John Chapman | early American orchardist |
orchard | an area where fruit trees are grown |
Nathaniel | John's father |
Northwest Territory | where John planted trees |
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois | states made from the Northwest Territory |
sixteen bushels | the seed John carried down the Ohio River |
weed | an invasive plant |
barter | a method of exchange instead of using money |
100,000 square miles | the estimated size of Johnny's orchards |
pot | something he wore on his head |
material "things" | John did not care for these. |
kind and gentle | words describing John Chapman |
Christian | John's religion |
British and Indians | attacked the settlers in the war of 1812 |
warned them of attack | how John helped the settlers |
Johnny Appleseed Festival | held annually in Fort Wayne, Indiana |
malaria | a disease spread by mosquitos |
humane | having sympathy and consideration for others |
materialism | attaching too much importance to physical comfort |
leather | a kind of bag for carrying seeds |