Essay on Odgen v Gibbons (1824) - 1527 Words

During the eighteen hundreds how did the simple transportation device of steamboats affect the political makeup in the United States government? Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the use of steamboats grew heavily throughout the nation of the United States, as well as world wide. During this time the United States was in desperate need of a new sufficient source of transportation, the steamboat allowed a large expansion of the growing nation, through its many natural waterways, as well as man made canals that were soon constructed. Serving as a great tool for businesses and the development of the United States economically and socially, these vessels also contributed to the evolution of the government and its†¦show more content†¦It is believed by many people that Robert Fulton was the first to invent the steamboat, although he was truly the one to create the first competent vessel, designed and created well enough to make decent voyages, including figh ting currents. In the oncoming future, there were still plenty of modifications to be made, but Fulton along with Robert R. Livingston brought their new steam ship plans to the United States from France; after Livingston obtained a New York state steam boat monopoly, in hope to control the water ways of one of the largest ports of the time. In 1798 Livingston received this monopoly allowing him the exclusive ability of navigating all boats that might be propelled by steam, on all waters within the territory, or jurisdiction of the State, for the term of twenty years. Not only did this act give Fulton and Livingston the complete control of navigating the waters of New York State but the ability to also seize any other vessel operated by others with out the license that only these two men could distribute as well as the collecting of a fine for the penalty of operating a vessel against the law. The partnership and monopolistic control of Livingston and Fulton began on the maiden voyag e of their one hundred and fifty foot steamship known as the Clermont on August 18, 1807. It was an immediate success as the partners were not only able to meet their expectations of completingShow MoreRelatedPolitics And Action : Aiding Disaster Victims1601 Words   |  7 Pagesthe national government in anyway. †¢ There are four major issues that have occurred which have come to define the way the national and state government work together: o Implied powers- The earliest issue in this matter was very early. ï‚ § McCulloch v. Maryland- An 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments; the court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, held that Congress had certain implied powers in addition to the powers enumeratedRead MoreFederal Power Vs. Federal Government1206 Words   |  5 Pagesof McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819, stated that Congress could make laws that are necessary and proper; this fed Congress’s powers. Marshall’s court also didn’t allow the states to interpret the Constitution differently than the Supreme Court during this era. He did not believe that it was the courts’ obligation to protect the states but to instead protect national power against states overreach (Dautrich Yalof, 2013). During this period, the Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Odgen (1824), further limited