In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for them.
2. the American Indians who wanted to assimilate did so because they wanted to be able to remain in their land, 1 is incorrect because they wanted to keep their culture
