In Response to the Demand for Internal Improvements,President James Madison

question 24

Multiple Choice

In response to the demand for internal improvements,President James Madison:

• A) spoke out vigorously against what Henry Clay called the "American System."
• B) approved a law that created the interstate highway system that we have today.
• C) called for a constitutional amendment to empower the federal government to build roads and canals.
• D) signed into law John Calhoun's bill for federally financed internal improvements.
• E) created a government-funded steamboat company that revolutionized river transportation.