| A | B |
| shores | land at the edge of the sea or lake |
| homestead | a piece of public land given to a settler to farm |
| shaft | one of two poles from a wagon to which an animal may be harnessed |
| homeland | the country where one was born |
| pitched | to be tossed up and down on the water |
| journey | a trip |
| hold | the inside of a ship |
| belongings | possessions |
| clearing | to remove |
| nuisance | an act, a thing, or a person that causes trouble |
| ox cart | a wagon pulled by one or more oxen |
| settlement | a small village |