from the famous explorer amerigo vesppucii
Alexander Hamilton was elected by George Wasington as Treasury secretary, his goal was to<u> improve the solvency of the new nation</u>, which was not very good because both the states and Congress were indebted for the war of the revolution.
To solve the situation, <u>Hamilton suggested that the federal government assume the debt of the states</u> for which he founded the first central bank in the United States with the ability to mint money.
The main reason why the Supreme Court’s decision in Gibbons v. Ogden was significant because it reaffirmed the power of the United States federal government to regulate commerce, which included Navigation. This expanded federal power over the states.
Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark case in which it was finally proven that segregation in institutions of education was highly unconstitutional, so you could say that that is the greatest effect since it made other schools become open for everyone as well.
Another way your question could be framed is “why do nations use imperialism on weaker countries?” and the simple answer is there are several motives such as ethnocentric purposes, religion, access to natural resources, expanding power, etc. Specifically people resort to imperialism on weaker countries because they are vulnerable to accept whatever helps the people survive in times of unrest.