Which of the following was the main “spoil” in the spoils system?

a. money from the federal treasury
b. ownership of railroads
c. contracts from standard oil
d. positions in government

The correct answer is D) positions in government.

The main spoil of the spoils system is positions in government.

When the winning party in an election need to show its appreciation to the people who helped them during the political campaign, they also have to give something else to them and other close supporters of the party and the candidate such as positions in the government. It is like a reward for their help. So it’s true that the main spoil of the spoils system is positions in government.

it was a act of seld fesnse more over it was a peace treaty between the fogein contunries.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.