Class PPT

1. BELL RINGER
- What was the name of the road created by Congress that
allowed easier access to the American west?
- Which type of boat introduced by Robert Fulton and
Robert Livingston allowed for easier river transportation?
- An artificial waterway is called a _____________________.
- Which major artificial waterway connected the Hudson
River to Buffalo, NY?

2. Essential Question:
- How did Henry Clay’s American System influence
transportation and travel?
- How did Henry Clay’s American System promote
sectionalism in America?

3. - One of the War
Hawks
- Speaker of the
House of
Representative
s
- Nationalist
- Founder of the
Whig Party
BACKGROUND INFO- HENRY CLAY

4. - Some people called
it the “American
Way”
- A “nationalist”
program
- Aimed to improve
the economy in
each section of the
country
- Increased the
power of the
Federal government
- The goal was to
help the nation
grow
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

5. - Review: A tariff is a
tax on imported
goods
- 20-25% tax
- Made European
goods more
expensive
- Encouraged
Americans to buy
American made
products
- Money raised was
used for internal
improvements
(roads, bridges,
canals, etc.)
PROTECTIVE TARIFF

6. - Established a single
currency to make trade
easier
- The original bank’s
charter expired in 1811
- After the First Bank
closed, state banks
loaned too much
money, leading to
inflation
- The Second Bank
stabilized the money
supply, allowing
American businesses
to grow
A NEW NATIONAL BANK

7. - Money was used to
improve
transportation
system
- More roads,
railroads, and
canals were built
- Trade became more
efficient
- Farmers and
merchants could get
their goods to the
market easier
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

8. - Higher tariffs were designed to
protect American
manufacturers from foreign
competition.
- Southerners were angry
because higher tariffs
benefited Northern factories.
- The South was having to pay
higher prices for goods, with
no benefit.
- These tensions led to a
sectional divide in the country.
- The major sections were the
North, the South, and the West.
- Each section of the country
had strong voices in Congress
who promised to protect their
section.
SECTIONALISM

10. SUMMARIZER
Exit Ticket
- Answer BOTH of the essential questions
- How did Henry Clay’s American System influence
transportation and travel?
- How did Henry Clay’s American System promote
sectionalism in America?