Despite the dominance of the Democratic party in the states west of the Appalachians and along the Mississippi River, the Whigs' call for economic development- internal improvements- subsidized by government had certain appeal. Three self-made men residing in this area made it their mission to help their fellow settlers.

The American System

After performing manual labor with little formal education, save a law clerkship, Henry Clay moved to Kentucky to practice law. He also became a state legislator and was elected U.S. Senator in 1806. Clay realized the importance of improved infrastructure in the frontier economy. His first speech as Senator was in support of a bridge over the Potomoc. In addition, he presented a resolution advocating appropriation of land for a canal on the Ohio River at the Kentucky shore.

Eventually, Clay devised an economic development program by 1820 that would be the center of the Whig party in the 1830's. The "American System" would include federal sponsored internal improvements, high protective tariffs, and a national bank. Clay thought expansively, "I would see a chain of turnpike roads and canals from Passamaquaddy to New Orleans; and other similar roads interacting mountains to facilitate intercourse between all parts of the country and to band and connect us together."

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