The First Amendement (Freedom of Speech) was the basis for Charles Schenck's 1919 Supreme Court arguments that his distribution of flyers and leaflets during WWI to promote draft resistance among young men was Constitutional.
Schenck was arrested under the Espionage Act of 1917. The Supreme Court upheld the decision finding that draft resistance in the midst of WWI was unconstitutional.
Many people believed the Cumberland Road would draw industry away from the North to the southern states. <span>
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It was one of the reasons the US joined the war. With that, the Germans and Central Power started to lose (they had no chances after the sinking and the Zimmermann telegram)
