Amajor goal of henry clay’s american system was to
move industry to the south.
raise taxes on imported goods.
promote industry through improving transportation.
reduce dependence on river travel.

A major goal of Henry Clay’s American System was toraise taxes on imported goods so that more attention could be focused on America's won goods as imported goods became more expensive.

A major goal of Henry Clay's American System was to promote industry through improving transportation. This can be seen through his plan to develop a system of internal improvements, such as roads and canals, which would connect the country together and would receive it's money from tariff and land sales revenue.