USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(11.7) What does the term internal improvement mean?
A
All of the Above
B
Public Works for the Creation of Transportation Systems
C
Promoting Infrastructure
D
Railroads, Canals, Roads
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Internal improvements is the term used historically in the United States for public works from the end of the American Revolution through much of the 19th century, mainly for the creation of a transportation infrastructure: roads, turnpikes, canals, harbors and navigation improvements.

Detailed explanation-2: -Internal improvements consisted of public works mainly for the creation of a transportation infrastructure, including roads, turnpikes, canals, harbors, and navigation improvements.

Detailed explanation-3: -Internal improvements during the early republic were generally restricted to facilitating the transportation of the post-a federal responsibility-by improving roads, bridges, ports, waterways, tunnels, dams, and similar transportation and common-use infrastructure.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Blueprint for Growth. The brainchild of former War Hawk and Speaker of the House Henry Clay, the American System was a neo-Federalist program of protective tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements.

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