What was the purpose of Henry Clay's American System?

A) to lower the price of foreign goods imported from overseas

B) to protect American goods from competition with foreign goods

C) to protect Southern goods from competition with Northern goods

D) to raise the price of American goods exported overseas

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Layne Potts

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5 April, 01:03

What was the purpose of Henry Clay's American System?

A) to lower the price of foreign goods imported from overseas

B) to protect American goods from competition with foreign goods

C) to protect Southern goods from competition with Northern goods

D) to raise the price of American goods exported overseas

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Aimee Garner · Answer 1

The answer is B. Congress passed a tariff in 1816 which made European goods more expensive and encouraged consumers to buy relatively cheap American-made goods