| A | B |
| colony | a settlement ruled by distant country |
| Plymouth | the name of the colony formed in Massachusetts in 1620 |
| Pilgrims | group of people who sailed to America in 1620 for freedom to worship God |
| Virginia Colony | the colony the Pilgrims had planned to join |
| Mayflower | ship that brought the Pilgrims to Massachusetts |
| Wampanoag | Native American tribe who helped the Pilgrims |
| England | country from which the Pilgrims came |
| Thanksgiving | feast of thanks to God the Pilgrims held after their first harvest |
| settlers | people who move to wilderness areas to live |
| inland | area away from the coast |
| Pennsylvania | state away from coast to which many settlers first moved |
| wilderness | land that has not been changed by farms or buildings |
| Delaware | Indians who lived in the Pennsylvania forests |
| log cabins | type of homes built by early Pennsylvania settlers |
| log raising | neighbors helping each other build a new log cabin |
| cornhusks | used to make mattresses for settlers' beds |
| wood | most important natural resource for settlers |
| herbs | plants that can be used to make medicines |
| ax | important tool for early settlers in clearing the land |
| chinks | holes in between the logs of a cabin |
| rifle | tool used to provide meat for the settlers |
| goods | supplies needed in order to live |
| corn | a crop the Indians taught the settlers how to raise |
| survive | stay alive |