Pilgrims Word Search

Words in the Pilgrims word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

pilgrim

A traveler who moves somewhere new for religious reasons

ship

The wooden vessel that carried settlers across the Atlantic

corn

The maize crop that helped the colony survive

turkey

A large wild bird native to North America

harvest

The gathering of crops that had ripened in the fields

feast

A large shared meal, held after the 1621 harvest

settler

A person who moves to live in a new place

voyage

The Mayflower's sea crossing, which took about 66 days

faith

Religious belief, the main reason the Pilgrims left England

village

The small cluster of homes the settlers built

mayflower

The ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620

plymouth

The Massachusetts colony the Pilgrims founded in 1620

england

The country the Pilgrims left to seek religious freedom

colony

A settlement ruled by a country far away

winter

The cold season that killed about half the first settlers

farming

Growing crops and raising animals for food

squanto

Tisquantum, who spoke English and helped the Plymouth settlers

wampanoag

The Native nation whose homeland included Plymouth

compact

The Mayflower Compact, an agreement on how to govern

puritan

An English Protestant who wanted to simplify the church

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