USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -“Interstate commerce” means trade, traffic, or transportation in the United States-(1) Between a place in a State and a place. outside of such State, including a place.

Detailed explanation-2: -interstate commerce, in U.S. constitutional law, any commercial transactions or traffic that cross state boundaries or that involve more than one state.

Detailed explanation-3: -First, Congress may regulate the use of the channels of interstate commerce. Second, Congress can protect instrumentalities of interstate commerce, or persons or things in commerce. Third, congressional authority under the Commerce Clause reaches activities that substantially affect interstate commerce.

Detailed explanation-4: -States can regulate some parts of interstate business if local interests require it. Congress has the power to regulate most interstate business under the commerce clause. Congress does not have the power to make laws for territories, like one to outlaw slavery.