APUSH vocab

period 4

Missouri Compromise

Allowed Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state; banned slavery north of 36°30’.

Hartford Convention

Meeting of New England Federalist opposed to the War of 1812

War Hawks

Young Congressmen (mainly from the South and West) who supported war with Britain.

John Marshal

Chief Justice of the Suprreme Court (1801-1835)

Francis Cabot Lowell

Developed the first integrated textile mill in Massachusetts.

Judicial Review

The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

Second Great Awakening

Protestant religious revival emphasizing individual salvation and social reform.

American System

Henry Clay’s program promoting economic growth through tariffs, a national bank, and international improvements.

Tecumseh

Shawnee chief who sought to unite Native tribes against U.S. expansion.

Adam Onis Treaty

Treaty between U.S. and Spain giving Florida to the U.S.