Question

The main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act was to

(A) better regulate free-range cattle grazing
(B) move western Native American groups to reservations
(C) control unfair railroad rate and rebate practices
(D) increase taxes on businesses that profi ted from interstate commerce
(E) limit union actions that could negatively aff ect interstate commerce

Answer 1

The main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act was to "(C) control unfair railroad rate and rebate practices," since the rail companies were known to form unfair monopolies.