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This "System" consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture. Henry Clay (1777-1852) was a statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. His main objective was to avoid a civil war. In the long run, his economic and political vision of America was largely fulfilled. A 58-year-old colonel at the start of battle in 1914, Pétain earned acclaim for stopping the the Germans at the Battle of Verdun and assumed command of the French forces in 1917. He held a series of top military posts in subsequent years, becoming chief of state after Germany’s invasion in 1940. In his pursuit of a “National Revival,” Pétain collaborated with the Nazi regime and adopted repressive measures against Jews. Tried for his actions at the end of World War II, Pétain was sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.