Too many government regulations but I am not sure on the second answer
The Battle of Lexington began on April 19, 1775 when Paul Revere arrived to Lexington, a town, and warned the minutemen there that "the British were coming". The British were ordered to arrest the rebels that did not want to pay the heavy taxes, but ended up becoming a war and eventually led to the American Revolution.
Even though im not writing the 2 paragraphs let me give you info about one of the cases: <span>Gibbons vs. Ogden: Federally issued permit vs. State (NY) issued permit to navigate waterways around New York. Marshall court re-emphasized Article VI (Supremacy) stating that federal law trumps state and this decision further emphasized the Commerce Clause stating that commerce was not defined solely as the buying and selling of goods, but the transportation thereof as well. Establishing that only the national Congress had the ability to regulate interstate trade, further strengthening the federal government over the states. This case as many affect the nature of federalism regarding its power, rights and roles. </span>
The were allies in North America to fight the British