| 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 |