Spoils System Refers to

question 17

Multiple Choice

Spoils system refers to

• A)making illegal payoffs to political supporters.
• B)giving away land taken from Indians to white settlers.
• C)the destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement.
• D)giving out jobs as political rewards.
• E)parceling out federal land to the highest bidder.

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