| A | B |
|---|
| loft | large room upstairs for sleeping |
| pilgrim | someone who goes on a long journey |
| trencher | piece of wood used as a plate |
| the Speedwell | a leaky ship which never made the trip to the New World |
| herbs | plants used for medicine |
| cooper | makes & looks after barrels |
| braziers | charcoal fires built in metal box to cook food |
| salt horse | salted beef, pork, or fish |
| thatched roofs | roofs made out of straw & grass |
| hornbook | a piece of wood with a piece of paper on top |
| peace treaty | a promise that the Pilgrims & Indians would never attack each other |
| Oceanus | baby boy born on the Mayflower |
| hardtack | a hard, dry biscuit |
| spit | an iron rod used for cooking turkey |
| voider | a basket used to collect crumbs, bones, & napkins after a meal |
| blacksmith | person who works with hot iron to make tools & horseshoes |
| Squanto | Indian who was a friend to the Pilgrims |
| psalms | religious songs |
| shallop | smaller boat used for exploring |
| Samoset | first Indian the Pilgrims met who could speak English |
| First Thanksgiving | October 1621 |
| Mayflower | ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620 |
| Plymouth Rock | rock where the Pilgrims first landed |
| trundle bed | small bed kept under the grown-up's bed |
| Provincetown, Cape Cod | place the Pilgrims first reached on Nov. 9, 1620 |
| Mayflower Compact | first laws in America that said the majority should rule |
| William Bradford | one of the Pilgrims' first leaders |
| separatists | wanted to have their own separate church |
| Chief Massasoit | leader of the Wampanoag Indians |
| doublets & breeches | woolen jackets and pants that came only to the knee |
| John & Francis Billington | brothers who were always getting into trouble |
