Slave codes were laws that. A.) defined the status of enslaved persons and the rights of their owners. B.) defined the status of indentured servants and the rights of their employers. C.) stated how many enslaved workers a plantation owner could have. D.) outlined a public education system for enslaved people. plz hurry its a test!!!

The answer is A) defined the status of enslaved persons and the rights of their owners.

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.

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.