period 4 APUSH

American System

Henry Clay's economic program promoting tariffs, national bank, and internal improvements

Manifest Destiny

Belief that American expansion across continent was divinely ordained

Spoils System

Practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs

Market Revolution

Shift from subsistence to market-based economy through transportation, communication, and industrial advances

Second Great Awakening

Religious revival movement emphasizing personal salvation and social reform

Cult of Domesticity

Ideology promoting women's role in the domestic sphere

Missouri Compromise

1820 agreement admitting Missouri as slave state, Maine as free state, and establishing 36°30′ line

Nullification Crisis

South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal tariff, challenging federal authority

Trail of Tears

Forced relocation of Cherokee and other Native American tribes

Monroe Doctrine

Foreign policy statement warning European powers against further colonization in Western Hemisphere.