Gibbons Vs. Ogden, 1824 The case of Gibbons vs. Ogden was one of the deciding factors in the creation of a stable commercial system that would propel the United States into its current position as a World Power. New York, being influenced by Sectionalist ideals, created a law that obstructed the free flow of interstate trade. This was taken to the Supreme Court, where it was shown that not only did New York claim that the power of its own legislature was supreme to that of the entire nation, but the law was also a threat to the commercial system of the country. The issue of the stability of the Union was at sta