A | B |
apprentice | student of a master |
portrait | picture of someone |
silversmith | a person who makes spoons, bowls and other things out of silver |
ambassador | a person who represents his/her country in a foreign country |
landmark | something that shows a certain place |
states' rights | states should have more power than the national government |
abolish | to get rid of; to end |
criticize | to find fault with; to speak against |
surplus | extra; more than needed |
population | the number of people in an area |
Pinckney Treaty | agreement gave people in Kentucky free use of the Mississippi River, eventhough Spain controlled the river at that time |
toll | a fee charged to use a road |
barges | Large, flat platforms that floated down the river carrying tons of goods |
Frankfort | Kentucky's capital |
1792 | year Kentucky became a state |