In Gibbons v. Ogden, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

A) the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional.
B) Congress had the authority to create the Bank of the United States.
C) New York could not grant a monopoly on steamboat navigation.
D) corporations were illegal because they threatened individual free enterprise.
E) railroad workers had no right to strike because it interfered with national commerce.

Gibbons v. Ogden

A landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1824 that held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.

Steamboat Navigation

The use of steam-powered vessels to transport goods and passengers across rivers, lakes, and coastal waters, revolutionizing travel and trade in the 19th century.

U.S. Supreme Court

The highest court in the United States, with ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law, plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases.