LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Why did Gibbons sue Odgens?
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for stealing his idea
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claiming that he invented a boat that gibbons invented
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he was never sued
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for operating steamboats in New York waters
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After the State of New York denied Gibbons access to the Hudson Bay, he sued Ogden. The case went to the Supreme Court, and Chief Justice Marshall’s opinion carried out the clear original intent of the Constitution to have Congress, not the states, regulate interstate commerce.
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