<span>Spoil System.
The term spoils system was made well known in a public discourse made in 1832 by Senator William Marcy. In support of President Andrew Jackson's policies, the senator stated, 'To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.'</span>
he Federalists favored the creation of a strong federal government that would more closely unite the states as one large, continental nation. They tended to come from the wealthier class of merchants and plantation owners.
