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Question 8 • United States History

What did the Interstate Commerce Act ban in 1887?

Answer
A
interstate railroads
B
sugar-refining monopolies
C
steel monopolies
D
railroad pools

Explanation

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 regulated railroads and banned railroad pools, agreements in which competing railroads divided traffic or fixed rates. It did not ban interstate railroads themselves or monopolies in sugar refining or steel.

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