WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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The concept of rewarding your younger sibling.
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The favoritism displayed toward foreign immigrants during the 1800’s.
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The practice of handing out government jobs to supporters or people who were associated with political parties or political people.
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The practice of forcing the US citizens to donate half their yearly income to the government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -spoils system, also called patronage system, practice in which the political party winning an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters by appointment to government posts and with other favours.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term was derived from the phrase “to the victor belong the spoils” by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828, with the term spoils meaning goods or benefits taken from the loser in a competition, election or military victory.
Detailed explanation-3: -The spoils system was instituted by Democratic President Andrew Jackson. “To the victor goes the spoils” meant that every government job belonged to the party in power. This drawing was meant to depict Jackson’s decision-making in appointing members of his party to government positions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The following timeline highlights some of the major events of the spoils system, from its inception in 1828 until its end in 1939. 1828-President Jackson is elected. He replaces 2, 000 civil servants. The spoils system begins.