Which action caused many american colonists to support independence from the british empire? a-great britain forced the colonies to follow the rule of law b- great britain serparated the colonies governments into three branches c-great britain abolished its constitution and became a monarchy d-great britain increased taxes on many items in the colonies

in mcculloch v. maryland (1819) the supreme court ruled that congress had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause of article i, section 8 of the constitution to create the second bank of the united states and that the state of maryland lacked the power to tax the bank.

gibbons v. ogden, (1824), was a landmark decision in which the supreme court of the united states held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to congress by the commerce clause of the united states constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.