Gibbons v. Ogden

Monopoly

a right granted by the government to be the only maker and/or seller of a particular good or industry

License

official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing

Interstate commerce

buying and selling of goods that occurs between different states

Intrastate commerce

buying and selling of goods within state borders.

Appealed (to appeal)

to formally request that a lower court decision be examined and reconsidered by a higher court

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