C.) smuggling and organized crime became a commonplace to meet the strong demand for alcohol
Nine justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Gibbons v. Ogden,was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation. The case was argued by some of America's most admired and capable attorneys at the time. Exiled Irish patriot Thomas Addis Emmet and Thomas J. Oakley argued for Ogden, while U.S. Attorney General William Wirt and Daniel Webster argued for Gibbons.
It was established as a haven for debtors and to provide a buffer between prosperous South Carolina and the Spanish possessions in Florida.
