American System

The term American System can mean one of the following:

  • American system of manufacturing, for a system of manufacturing developed in America.
  • American System (economic plan), for the program of Henry Clay and the Whig Party.
  • American School (economics), for the Hamiltonian American School of which the American System (economic plan) is a part.
  • United States customary units, a system of measurement used in the United States

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