The American System was designed to A) promote American internal impr

The American System was designed to

A) promote American internal improvements, especially the building of roads and canals, to foster economic growth and protect domestic manufacturers from foreign competition through higher average tariffs on imported goods.
B) reduce the cost of foreign imports through lowering the percentage of the average tariff on imported goods.
C) emphasize traditional sectional divides by making state governments the primary agents of economic development.
D) exclude infrastructure improvements that would serve military needs because of the need to reduce the size of the military after the War of 1812.

ANSWER
Answer: A