Henry clay’s american system notes
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Henry Clay proposed the American System to strengthen the national economy through three means: a protective tariff to protect American industries, a national bank to establish a uniform currency, and federal funding of infrastructure projects. The goals were to improve transportation, encourage domestic manufacturing, and use tariff revenues to fund internal improvements like roads and canals to better connect the sections of the country. However, the tariff was controversial as it raised prices for Southern farmers and angered them.
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- 1. Henry Clay’s American System TN Standard 8.46 Bell Ringer (Review from previous class period) - What was the name of the road created by Congress that allowed easier access to the American west? __________________________________________________________________ - Which type of boat introduced by Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston allowed for easier river transportation? __________________________________________________________________ - An artificial waterway is called a _____________________. - Which major artificial waterway connected the Hudson River to Buffalo, NY? __________________________________________________________________ Essential Questions: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Background Information- Henry Clay 1. Which two political groups were founded by Clay? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which major position did Clay hold? ________________________________________________________________________ 3. When we say Clay was a “nationalist,” what do we mean?
- 2. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ The American System 4. Aimed to improve the _______________________ in each section of the country. 5. How did it affect the power of the Federal government? ________________________________________________________________________ 6. What was the major goal? ________________________________________________________________________ Protective Tariff 7. What is a “tariff?” ________________________________________________________________________ 8. How did this tariff affect the prices of European goods? ________________________________________________________________________ 9. What was the goal of this tariff? ________________________________________________________________________ 10. The money raised was used for _______________________ improvements (roads, canals, etc.) A New National Bank 11. Why would America want a single currency? ________________________________________________________________________ 12. How did the Second Bank of the United States affect American businesses?
- 3. ________________________________________________________________________ Internal Improvements 13. How did the American System seek to improve our system of transportation? ________________________________________________________________________ 14. How was trade improved with these improvements? ________________________________________________________________________ 15. How would these improvements benefit farmers and merchants? ________________________________________________________________________ Sectionalism 16. Explain why Southerners were angry about higher tariffs. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 17. What were the three main sections of the country during this time period? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Extension Activity- Sectionalism Map Construct a map using the information below showing the major characteristics of each major section of the country.