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What was the significance of Henry Clay's American System?
What was the significance of Henry Clay's American System?
- Building infrastructure in the United States with federal government aid (correct)
- Establishing the first national bank in the United States
- Expanding trade relations with European countries
- Creating a unified currency for the country
How did state and local governments contribute to infrastructure projects in the American System?
How did state and local governments contribute to infrastructure projects in the American System?
- By fully funding all projects themselves
- By providing a share of the project costs to the federal government (correct)
- By not participating in any infrastructure projects
- By taking loans from foreign banks
What was the significance of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s?
What was the significance of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s?
- It was used for military purposes during the Civil War
- It linked eastern and western regions of the United States (correct)
- It connected New York to California
- It facilitated trade with South American countries
What currency was created under Abraham Lincoln's administration?
What currency was created under Abraham Lincoln's administration?
What act spurred the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?
What act spurred the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Which political party slowly died out as the Republicans emerged in the mid-1850s?
Which political party slowly died out as the Republicans emerged in the mid-1850s?
What was one outcome of establishing a unified currency under Lincoln's administration?
What was one outcome of establishing a unified currency under Lincoln's administration?
What connection did the Pacific Railways Act establish?
What connection did the Pacific Railways Act establish?
What was one of the main purposes of Henry Clay's American System?
What was one of the main purposes of Henry Clay's American System?
Which project was funded by both the federal government and state/local governments in the American System?
Which project was funded by both the federal government and state/local governments in the American System?
What political party emerged in the mid-1850s that supported the American System?
What political party emerged in the mid-1850s that supported the American System?
What significant economic development did the United States witness under Abraham Lincoln's Republican administration?
What significant economic development did the United States witness under Abraham Lincoln's Republican administration?
How did the Transcontinental Railroad impact the country?
How did the Transcontinental Railroad impact the country?
What act facilitated the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s?
What act facilitated the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s?
Which political party slowly faded out as the Republicans gained prominence?
Which political party slowly faded out as the Republicans gained prominence?
What was a key outcome of creating a unified currency under Abraham Lincoln?
What was a key outcome of creating a unified currency under Abraham Lincoln?
How did the Pacific Railways Act contribute to economic development in the United States?
How did the Pacific Railways Act contribute to economic development in the United States?
What did the canals and roads built under the American System primarily facilitate?
What did the canals and roads built under the American System primarily facilitate?
