Henry Clay and the American System for kids *** - 6 views
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Taxing all foreign goods, to boost the sales of US products and protect manufacturers from cheap British goods
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● Introducing a protective Tariff to enable the nation to raise money from these taxes and at the same time protect the nation's goods from cheaper priced foreign items
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The American System helped to fuel the belief in the Manifest Destiny of the United States
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