Author Question: In the long run, the group that probably did the most to shape the modern West was the a. small ... (Read 24 times)

Shelles · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

In the long run, the group that probably did the most to shape the modern West was the

a. small businessmen that provided products and services to miners, railroad men, and cowboys.
b. miners.
c. railroad men.
d. cowboys.
e. hydraulic engineers.

Question 2

Henry Clay embraced a program in 1824 called the American System which would create all of the following except

a. a strong banking system.
b. easy and abundant credit.
c. a protective tariff to enable manufacturing to grow.
d. a network of roads and canals for transporting foodstuffs, raw materials and manufactured goods nationwide.
e. the constitutional right of individual states to nullify laws enacted by Congress that adversely affected their economic interests.