Henry Clay created Clay’s American System in the years following the War of 1812, a plan that called for protective taxes, a national bank and internal improvements. When Clay presented the Internal Improvements Bill, Madison struck down the idea of creating roads and canals, as reflected in Doc H. He argued that Congress was not explicitly given the constitutional right to do so because the power to regulate commerce within the states did not include the right to construct roads and canals, and ultimately did not sign onto the plan (Doc H), depicting his strict interpretation of the
