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Question 1 • United States History and Geography

In 1887, Congress passed which of these pieces of legislation to regulate railroads?

Answer
A
the Seventeenth Amendment
B
the Interstate Commerce Act
C
the Eighteenth Amendment
D
the Sherman Antitrust Act

Explanation

Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887 to regulate railroad practices, including rates and unfair discrimination. The Sherman Antitrust Act came later, in 1890, and the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Amendments addressed other issues.

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