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The American System is important to American History because it was one of the first national economic plans, driven by the Federal Government, that was intended to create a nationwide economy. The system is remembered for being beneficial to the North and West and opposed by the South. It set the stage for the Industrial Revolution and encouraged Westward Expansion, however, it also contributed to the growing sectional divide that fueled tensions between the North and South, leading to the Civil War.