The American System, Transportation, and Communication

Read the following primary source:

• Link (website): Of Debates in Congress (Clay's Debate of the American System in 1832) (Click on "Next Image" to see all pages of the debate: pp.258-262.)

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.