What is the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887

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Mikael Lindqvist · Answer 1 · 2018-09-16T20:42:10+0000

Answer: A federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, Act required railroad rates be "reasonable and just"

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Dzianis Roi · Answer 2 · 2018-09-20T12:37:06+0000

the first industry to be regulated by the federal government. After the Civil War, railroads were privately owned and entirely unregulated, creating a natural monopoly with the power to set prices and control the market.

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