How did john astor become the richest man in america?

he traded valuable goods with the cayuse tribe.

he discovered gold in california.

he invested in the fur trade

he established the american beaver company.

John Astor was a highly successful american business man. He established the american beaver company, D.

nope.

explanation:

both are true, the congress does have the power to create banks, even if this power is not specifically described in the constitution, since there is nothing restricting it and there is power given to the congress to make "all laws which shall be necessary and proper". maryland was not allowed to tax a branch of the national bank operating there, and the supreme court decided that no state could. both of these topics were discussed in a decision of the mcculloch v. maryland case in 1819.