<u>Original Question</u><u><em>: What is the significance of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?</em></u>
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<u>Answer: Choice (B)</u> or <u>The act established some of the first steps to allow congress to regulate interstate trade</u>
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<em>Reason:</em>
<em>Choice (A) is incorrect because these laws were set up to regulate industries, not to ban certain monopolies</em>
<em>Choice (B) is correct because it was the first attempt by the government to implement rules to prevent railroads from setting up outlandish prices</em>
<em>Choice (C) is incorrect because this act didn't have any relation with the Apache Indians</em>
<em>Choice (D) is incorrect because this wasn't the first time that the US set up a law that influenced the economy</em>
