GIBBONS V. OGDEN (1821)
Thomas Gibbons
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Supreme Court of the
United States held that
the power to regulate
interstate commerce
was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the
United States Constitution.
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Established federal
government’s control
of interstate commerce!
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Ogden wins case in
court of New York,
Gibbons takes it to
Supreme Court and
decision is reversed.
Aaron Ogden