<span>Article I, section 8 states: "To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof"</span>
<span>Madison Washington took the Creole to the British Bahamas to gain his and his shipmates' freedom. Madison Washington, a slave cook himself, started a revolt while on board the ship Creole that carried 134 slaves meant to be sold in New Orleans. When they arrived to the British Bahamas, they were granted freedom after winning their case under British laws. </span>
It became larger under the rule of the Umayyad dynasty.