This court case started after their were conflicts regarding interstate trade in New York and New Jersey after the New York state government gave one company a monopoly. When Gibbon tried to break this monopoly up and challenge this ruling, the state court ruled that they could not change the monopoly granted.
He then appealed and had his case heard by the Supreme Court. This resulted in a unanimous decision for Ogden, breaking up the monopoly in terms of the navigation and use of waters for commerce. The Supreme Court ruled that this monopoly violated a federal law.
"<span> C. Nations often seek to protect their firms and their workers from competition" is the correct answer. Nations don't want cheaper goods coming in that will reduce jobs and GDP. </span>
The federal claim was based on allegations that original ownership of the land was held by the united states before california was made a state, that former supreme court cases adjudicating state ownership were erroneous and should be overruled
