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They wanted to show that they had control over the territory where they set up blockades that isolated the West as act of strength on their part.
<u>Answer</u>:
Thomas Gibbons won the case Gibbons versus Ogden 1824 because the possession of a Federal license of business led to the win of Thomas Gibbons between him and Ogden
<u>Explanation</u>:
The federal license of trade issued under the Congress act clearly stated that Thomas Gibbons had the right of trade in the area Aaron Ogden operated his Steamboats in. As a monopoly possession of the Steamboats from Robert Fulton and Robert R Livingstone, Ogden purchased and granted the rights for them to be operated in the regions of New York and New Jersey. Gibbons was accused of Operating his systems in the same route without permission but was released on the showcasing of a federal trade license.
