JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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a proposal from Henry Clay to the government that called for a new national bank, which Andrew Jackson despise. It was a national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig party throughout the first half of the 19thcentury. The plan consisted of three major components:Pass high tariffs (taxes) on imports to protect American businesses and to increase revenues.
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American System
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Corrupt Bargain
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Jacksonian Democracy
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Spoils System
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Henry Clay’s “American System, ” devised in the burst of nationalism that followed the War of 1812, remains one of the most historically significant examples of a government-sponsored program to harmonize and balance the nation’s agriculture, commerce, and industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the simplest terms, the goal of the American System was to assist the United States in becoming self-sufficient economically, while spurring massive market growth throughout the nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Clay first used the term “American System” in a speech he gave in 1824. It was a federal policy based on a market economy.
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