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Pilgrim Unit
Words to Know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hardtack | a hard, dry biscuit |
| Pilgrim | a wanderer; member of the English group who founded Plymouth Colony |
| New World | the Americas |
| voyage | a trip or journey on water |
| compact | an agreement between people or groups |
| dugout | a shelter built partly above and below ground |
| meetinghouse | a large building where Pilgrims met |
| settlement | a small village |
| cauldron | a large iron cooking pot |
| flint | a very hard gray stone that sparks when struck |
| keeping room | a large open room |
| settle | a long wooden bench with high back and sides |
| bubble and squeak | fish and vegetable stew |
| breeches | short pants |
| doublet | a man's jacket |
| waistcoat | a woman's jacket |
| dame school | a school for young children run by a woman in her home |
| hornbook | a paddle-shaped writing book |
| penmanship | handwriting |
| schoolmaster | a male teacher |
| custom | a tradition; something that is done regularly |
| manners | polite behavior |
| herbs | plants used in cooking and in some medicines |
| marketplace | a place where people buy and sell food or goods |
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