The American System Resulted in

question 5

Multiple Choice

The American System resulted in

• A) high tariffs that predominantly benefited the Northeast.
• B) free public schools and the emergence of a public university system.
• C) the emergence of the South as a manufacturing center.
• D) a major reduction in the sectional grievances affecting national politics.
• E) public financing of industrial development and infrastructure.

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