jan 1, 1824 - The American System Proposed
Description:
Ideas originated as far back as 1815 after War of 1812. Clay wanted to seek solution to the weakness of the federal government during the war. Proposed three things:1) Federally funded internal improvements
2) Implementation of protection tariffs
3) National bank
2 and 3 were passed. Cited as a turning point for increase in federal government power
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1824
Now
~ 202 years ago