The Main Issue in the 1824 Case Gibbons V

question 116

Multiple Choice

The main issue in the 1824 case Gibbons v.Ogden was the question of the power of the state of New York to grant a monopoly to

• A)the New York Times as the sole newspaper in New York City.
• B)an electrical utility to run lines through New York City.
• C)a railroad company to lay tracks from New York City ports to the state capital of Albany.
• D)a steamboat company to operate between New York and New Jersey.
• E)Eli Whitney to produce cotton gins.

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