The So-Called American System

question 69

Multiple Choice

The so-called American System

• A)involved the use of high tariffs to protect new industries.
• B)reduced costs and revolutionized production through labor-saving innovations in manufacturing.
• C)referred to the establishment of a common market for the western hemisphere.
• D)embraced free trade and the absence of tariffs.
• E)was reminiscent of the medieval guild system of wage and price controls.

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