| A | B |
|---|
| homeland | the country where you were born or where you live |
| homestead | a family's home, including the house and land around it; a piece of land given to a settler to farm by the U. S. government |
| jouney | a trip from one place to another |
| belongings | things that belong to a person |
| nuisance | a thing or person who bothers you |
| settlement | a place where people have gone to make their homes in a new land; colony; a small village; an agreement or understanding |
| ox cart | a wagon pulled by one or more oxen |
| clearing | making something easy to see or understand; removing; an open area without brush or trees |
| hold | to keep in the hands or arms; to keep in a certain place; the act of grasping; the inside of a ship |
| pitched | threw or tossed; set up a tent; fell forward; tossed up and down on the water |
| shaft | the long handle of an arrow; a long part or handle of an object; one of the two poles form a wagon to which an animal may be harnessed |
| shores | land at the edge of a sea or lake; land, not water |
