“[t]o the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.”
in this quotation, senator william marcy was comparing politics to

He said this when he supported the nomination of Martin Van Buren as minister to Britain.  Buren was nominated by Andrew Jackson.  The spoils here means patronage where government positions are appointed to people who support the administration rather than by merit.

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explanation:

d.

the northwest territory became the most densely populated area in the u.s.