The name of northern whites who went south to start business or to pursue political careers

A carpetbagger was any individual from the North who went toward the South after the American Civil War and was seen to use the neighborhood people for their own motivations. This extensively included the two people who looked to advance their political agenda and people who saw deceitful business openings due to the disordered condition of the economies following the war.

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:

they united the colonies in their fight against the british.