How did Clay suggest that a national transportation system be financed?

A) He believed that it should be paid for out of state money collected from property taxes.

B) He believed that private businesses should pay for the transportation system.

C) He believed that taxes on whiskey and tobacco should be increased to pay for the transportation system.

D) He believed it should be financed with money from the national transportation system.

D) He believed it should be financed with money from the national transportation system.

Explanation:

The American System was an economic plan written by Henry Clay and other leaders, John Calhoun and John Quincy Adams, with the goal of improving and unifying the American nation. The program consisted of many measures, such as tariffs to protect the factories of America, creating a national bank with a single currency to facilitate trade and develop the infrastructure of the country as well.

These tariffs would raise funds so that internal improvements could be made, transportation would be one of them. He suggested that the national transportation system should be funded by the national transport system