Question

What was one goal of the American System proposed by Henry Clay?

a) To use money from the tariffs to build roads
b) To help southerners by keeping tariffs high
c) To help northerners by lowering tariffs
d) To use money from the tariff to buy more goods from the North

Answer 1

a) To use money from the tariffs to build roads

Step-by-step explanation:

The 'American system' was a policy proposed by Henry Clay that is intended to promote economic development in all regions owned by United States and reduced the country's dependence on Imported products. Clay believed that producing all types of products that desired by the market would be more beneficial for United States

One goal of the policy was to use money from the tariffs to build roads and Canals. Henry clay believed that this is crucial in order to built distribution channels that United States can use to transport their products all across the regions.