What was the Supreme Court's decision in Barron v. Baltimore in 1833? The city of Baltimore owed Barron payment for damages The
Bill of Rights did not apply at the state level. Naturalized citizens were guaranteed equal rights. The city of Baltimore had violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
B. The Bill of Rights did not apply at the state level.
Explanation:
Constitution's Bill of Rights restricts only the powers of the federal government and not those of the state governments. John Barron filed against the city of Baltimore, claiming that the city had deprived him of his property in violation of the Fifth Amendment, which provides that the government may not take private property without just compensation.
Ruling: Barron had no claim against the state under the Bill of Rights because the Bill of Rights does not apply to the states.
The acquiring of the territories gave the United States justification to send out immigrants into those territories and settle the land along the trails created by traders and trappers beforehand. These immigrants and other workers then set up the Transcontinental Railroad to facilitate trade and transport back and forth from the west coast to the east.
