Across
- 6. flat piece of wood attached to the stern and used to turn the ship
- 7. the area below deck where the ship was steered
- 8. a decoration for the head, usually made of feathers
- 9. arrows
- 12. a loose slip worn by Pilgrim girls
- 13. bands worn around the legs to hold up stockings
- 14. a short coat worn by Pilgrim boys
- 15. gun used by the Pilgrims when hunting for birds
- 16. a type of fence surrounding the Plimoth settlement to help defend it
- 18. hole in the roof of a wetu to allow smoke from the fire-pit to escape
- 21. an instrument used to measure the altitude of heavenly bodies for navigational purposes
- 23. clam shells used by the Wampanoag to make beads
- 24. an instrument used for navigating the ship
- 25. room where the master charted and directed the ship’s course
- 27. ground corn
- 28. warrior counselors
- 29. the leader or chief of the Wampanoags (known to Pilgrims as Massasoit)
- 31. a lever that moves the rudder of the ship
- 32. attaching the feathers to the end of an arrow
- 33. rope used to raise or lower a sail on the third mast from the bow
- 35. roof straw roof
- 36. a kind of porridge or corn-based oatmeal
- 38. quarters on the ship where the master (or captain), his chief officers, and ship’s apprentice lived, slept, and ate
- 41. a type of jacket worn by Pilgrim girls
- 43. a bow used for hunting
- 44. north–south position on a map
- 45. the Creator, according to Wampanoag beliefs
- 46. Wampanoag house made of bent saplings and covered with woven grass or bark
- 47. deer meat
- 48. soft leather shoes
Down
- 1. the Native American tribe of New England that greeted and helped the Pilgrims. Also known as “Eastern People” or “People of the First Light”
- 2. quiver of arrows
- 3. a sailor
- 4. thickened form of milk, similar to cottage cheese
- 5. to draw up the sails
- 8. a type of oatmeal cereal
- 10. person who steered the ship from below the deck
- 11. knee-length pants worn by Pilgrim boys
- 15. a type of sail on the ship
- 17. leg coverings
- 19. to move from one place to another
- 20. the space between the ship’s decks where the Pilgrims lived
- 22. upper deck quarters where meals were prepared for the crew and passengers
- 26. storage area for food and supplies on a ship
- 28. laces used by Pilgrim boys to tie their breeches and doublet together
- 30. a tight-fitting cap worn by Pilgrim girls
- 34. piece of cloth worn around the hips
- 37. a canoe made by digging out a log
- 39. an officer on deck above the steerage who gave steering orders to the helmsman
- 40. an officer in charge of the sails and the crew who work them
- 42. a small bag worn around the waist
- 48. a type of shellfish eaten by the Pilgrims and Wampanoags
