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Supplemental Vocabulary List for Westward Ho
Chapter 1:
exaggerated – to make bigger than the truth
calico – cotton cloth with figured pattern printed on it in color
bedding – sheets, blankets, and mattresses for beds
Chapter 2:
prairie schooner – the style of covered wagon
quinine – a bitter, colorless drug used to treat malaria
castor oil – oil in medicine to promote bowel movements
Chapter 3:
agriculture – producing farm crops and livestock
toll – charge of money to cross a bridge or perform a service
carcass – a dead body of an animal
gamier – a wild taste in meat, looked on as not good by most people used to eating
farm animals
sod – a piece of grass and soil used to build a house
Chapter 4:
fiddlers – people who play the violin
Chapter 5:
herbs – plants used to flavor foods or as medicine
barter – to trade in exchange for something else
Chapter 6:
fare – money paid for a trip
Chapter _____________
Blank Cause and Effect Chart
for
Westward Ho
DIFFICULTY
(hardship)
CAUSE
(why)
EFFECT
(results)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sample Cause and Effect Chart
for
Westward Ho
DIFFICULTYCAUSEEFFECT
Chapter 1
Poor farming Poor soil Dream of rich land
in West
Chapter 2
Crowded trail Threat of early snow Many people left
at once
Chapter 3
Walking fifteen miles All could not rideBlistered feet
on foot
Chapter 4
Cholera epidemic Unsanitary conditions Sickness and
death
Chapter 5
Fear of Native Different ways Did not ask for
Americanshelp
Chapter 6
Fording a river No bridges Pay for ferry
Chapter 7
Drinking waterLong trip - ran Boiled river
was lowout of water water
