Question

In Henry Clay's "American System," how would new transportation networks to link the Midwest and North be financed? A) income taxes B) excises taxes C) protective tariffs D) international loans

Answer 1

C) Protective Tariffs

Answer 2

In Henry Clay's "American System", new transportation networks to link the Midwest and North be financed by C) protective tariffs. In Clay's "American System", the national bank was created, the tariffs protected imports which encouraged people to buy U.S. goods and foster the industry, and transportation was hauled to unite the agricultural and the industrial sectors.