Question

The "American system" proposed by Henry Clay was a plan to:

protect the planters in the South

gain prosperity for the nation through a protective tariff

develop the public schools in the North and South

Answer 1

gain prosperity for the nation through a protective tariff

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Gain prosperity for the nation through a protective tariff

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry Clay defended his economical plan that was called “The American System”.

The main idea of this economical plan was that the federal government would implement a protective tariff, that would protect American manufacturers from foreign competition by increasing the prices of imported goods, this would make the public buy American products and would make the American industries grow.