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Hat was the main significance of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?

It limited the spread of slavery across the territories


The Supreme Court upheld a state's right to nullify federal law

The Supreme Court ruled that only Congress had the right to control interstate trade

The Supreme Court decision in this case established the precedent of judicial review

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The main significance of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) was that the Supreme Court ruled that only Congress had the right to control interstate trade and this included navigation of waterways. 
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