the American System-

"What does it mean to be a nation?"
to be nation you need three things; a strong leadership, a solid economy, and loyal citizens. the american system came when 2 of the 3 where threaten. the basis for the system was to keep the north and south of each others throuts(loyal citizens) and to futher fortify the ecnomy(solid economy). upon the north and south behalf, the american system made them economly dependent on each other, the south need supplies for the ariguculture, as the north need raw material. this eased tensions a little. Also, the Bank of the United States, or BUS, was reinstaled and new tranportantions was created, such as the steam boat.
all in all, i beleive the system help shape the economy that we revele in today. helping us became a better nation.