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Pilgrims
Authentic Pilgrim way of life
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History
4th Grade
03/19/2009

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Hi, How are you?
Definition

"Good morrow"

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Hi, how are you?
Definition
"How do you fare?"
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Excuse me
Definition
"Pray, pardon me?"
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Congratulations!
Definition
"Huzzah!"
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Goodbye
Definition
"Fare thee well"
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fireplace
Definition
"hearth"
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cat
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"mouser"
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stew or porridge
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"pottage"
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pants
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"breeches"
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skirt
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"petticoat"
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"arsy varsy"
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pillowcase
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"pillowbere"
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pilgrim
Definition
someone who travels a great distance to a special or sacred place for religious reasons.
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neither rich nor poor
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"middlin sort"
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gentry
Definition
a very wealthy class of people back in England
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apprentice
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 a person who works for another in order to learn a trade
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Plymouth, Massachusetts
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first permanent English settlement in New England
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English colonists
Definition
People who came to the New World, not only for religious regions, but mostly for economic ones
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economics
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material possessions, the making of money
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Mayflower
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a merchant ship that carried 103 passengers to the New World
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thatched roof
Definition
cut grasses and reeds from the marshes, bundled and carried, and then fastened in layers
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wattle
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a framework of sticks within the house frame
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daub
Definition
clay, earth, and grasses and mixed together with water to make a mortar for building their houses
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clapboard
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on the outside of the house, the colonists cut down trees and split the wood to make thin boards
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"pudding" or a padded roll
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Worn by a toddler, a child about 1 year of age, which would protect the head from bumps when learning how to walk.
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doublets
Definition
long sleeved, close fitting jackets
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wool
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cloth made from sheep's fur
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waistcoat
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This garment looked like a long sleeved close fitting jacket. It was usually made of wool or canvas.
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apron
Definition
worn by BOTH men and women to protect their clothes from messes
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leading strings
Definition
When the baby was learning to walk, long strips of fabric were sewn to the shoulders of their gown. A parent or older child held the fabric strips to help the baby balance. 
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