Chapter 9 Fill in the Blank

president Jacksons attack on federal office holders led to the introduction of what one of his allies called the

"spoils system"

the great triumvirate consisted of Henry clay, John c Calhoun and

Daniel Webster

in the election of 1832, Andrew Jackson was opposed by

Henry clay

upon the death of William Henry Harrison, the former democrat who became president was

John Tyler

John c Calhouns most powerful rival within the Jackson administration was

Martin van buren

the forced Cherokee migration on what was called the trail of tears ended in the territory of

Oklahoma

-succeeded John Marshall as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Roger B. Taney

the most successful of the five civilized tribes when it came to resisting Jackson removal policy were the

Seminole

William Morgan mysteriously disappeared shortly before he published a book, which allegedly exposed the secrets of

freemasonry

Radical jacksonians were known as

locofocos

Jacksons supporters created the - as a forum for selecting candidates for president

national convention

John c Calhoun championed a states' rights theory called

nullification

Thomas dorr and his followers formed a

peoples party

president Jacksons distrust of paper currency became obvious when in 1836 he issued an executive order called the

specie circular

John c Calhoun argued that the federal government was a creation of the

states

the main issue of public policy at stake in the Webster-Jayne debate was the

tariff