John Brown’s goal in raiding Harpers Ferry was to free slaves who were working in the cotton fields

raise national awareness about the evils of slavery

capture arms and start a slave rebellion

kill slave owners in Harpers Ferry, Virginia

John Brown's goal in raiding Harpers Ferry was to:

Capture arms and start a slave rebellion.

John Brown was an American abolitionist. He wanted to overthrow the institution of slavery in the U.S.

b) a state law could be declared illegal if it contradicted the constitution.

explanation:

the conflict of this case originated when james w. mcculloch, a cashier of the baltimore branch of the second bank of the united states that the congress had chartered in 1816, refused to pay a tax imposed by the maryland state.

in the case, the state of maryland appealed that the establishment of a second bank was unconstitutional since the constitution didn't say anything about granting that power to congress. however, the case determined that even if such right wasn't specifically stated in the constitution, it was part of the "implied powers" of the government enunciated in article i, section 8.

the case also eliminated maryland's legislation to impose taxes to a national bank, asserting that even though the states retained the power of taxation, the constitution's laws are supreme and can not be controlled by the states, therefore, if a state law contradicts the constitution, it should be declared illegal.

explanation:

-an amendment is proposed.

-two-thirds of congress must approve.

-thee-quarters of states must approve.

-the proposed amendment becomes law.

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