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After the War of 1812, Americans felt good about themselves. That had beaten the British once again, and they were
feeling strong. One of the areas of American life that began to expand was business. British companies had begun to send
huge amounts of inexpensive goods to America after the war. American mill owners wanted to sell their goods to
Americans rather than have them buy them from Britain, but they were having a hard time competing with the British
prices. Henry Clay, a member of the United States House of Representatives, had a plan to aid American businesses. He
called it the American System.
The American System was a plan to _______________________ and ___________________ the nation.
The system consisted of three parts: bank, import tax, and national road/canal system.
National Bank
Import Tax (Tariff)
National Road/Canal System
In 18_____, Congress chartered the ________ Bank
When ___________________ merchants flooded
Monroe and Madison both genuinely supported
of the United States, located in __________________
American markets with ________________ goods,
national __________________ projects. Among the
for 20 years. The bank provided large-scale financing
Congress responded with tariffs on certain imports. The
most important internal improvements were the
that smaller _____________ banks could not handle
Tariff of 18_____ was the first substantial protective
__________ Canal, the _______________ Road,
and helped create a strong national
tariff in American History. Both the north and the south
and the Railroad ______________. Because of
___________________.
__________________ the protective tariff.
developments in transportation, the United States
was more _________________ knit than the original
thirteen states had been.
The National Road (Page 303)
Early American Canals (Page 305)
Complete the following:
Complete the following:
1. Using RED , draw a line representing the National Road.
1. Label all CITIES on the map.
2. Label the 4 cities that grew because of the road.
2. Using RED , draw in the canals that were built from 1820-1860.
Answer each of the following questions based on the maps above and/or your textbook.
1. How did the National Road play a role in the increase in population?
2. What are some of the differences between turnpikes, corduroy roads, and the National Road?
3. What is a canal?
4. Which group of immigrants built the Erie Canal? What were the conditions like?
5.. The growth and development of the “west” lead to immigration. Define immigration.
6. How did the American System act as a push and pull factor for immigrants?
When people migrate, they don’t just leave one place and magically arrive
somewhere else. Often, migrants are pushed out of their native lands and
pulled toward a new place. This idea is called the push-pull factor.
Henry Clay’s American System
1/7/2015
FOA Complete Chart from Yesterday
Establish a protective tariff
Make foreign goods more
expensive
Helps American businesses
and industries
American products are now
cheaper
Create a national bank
Single form of currency
Can create national “credit”
Fund internal improvements
American System
 After the War of 1812, Americans felt good about themselves. That had beaten the
British once again, and they were feeling strong. One of the areas of American
life that began to expand was business.
 British companies had begun to send huge amounts of inexpensive goods to
America after the war. American mill owners wanted to sell their goods to
Americans rather than have them buy them from Britain, but they were having a
hard time competing with the British prices.
 Henry Clay, a member of the United States House of Representatives, had a plan
to aid American businesses. He called it the American System.
American System
The American System was a plan to strengthen and unify
the nation.
The system consisted of three parts:
Bank
Import tax/tariff
National road/canal system
National Bank
In 18_____, Congress
chartered the _2nd_ Bank of
the United States, located in
__________________ for 20
years. The bank provided
large-scale financing that
smaller _regional_ banks
could not handle and
helped create a strong
national economy and
unified currency.
Import Tariff (Tax)
 When ___________________
merchants flooded American
markets with ________________
goods, Congress responded with
tariffs on certain imports. The Tariff
of 18_____ was the first substantial
protective tariff in American
History. Both the north and the
south __________________ the
protective tariff.
National Road and Canal System
 Monroe and Madison both genuinely
supported national __________________
projects. Among the most important
internal improvements were the
__________ Canal, the _______________
Road, and the Railroad
______________. Because of
developments in transportation, the
United States was more
_________________ knit than the
original thirteen states had been.
Flip over to the back of the notes
With your groups of 3, use textbook pages _______ and the
worksheet from yesterday to complete the back page of
this notes.
Complete both maps
Complete all questions
First grade of the 9 weeks! It should be an easy A 