Describe the idea of Henry Clay’s “American System.”Analyze the role of mechanization and communication in the American System.
The American System, Transportation, and Communication
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 , 13
1 primary source that corresponds with your selected topic
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources
Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of the corresponding primary source in your writing.
Option 1: The American System, Transportation, and Communication
Read the following primary source:
Then, address the following:
Describe the idea of Henry Clay’s “American System.”
Based on Clay’s economic vision of America, analyze how the American System would build the American market and economy?
Analyze the role of mechanization and communication in the American System.
