<span>Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rates.</span>
Because adults did not want to work so they made children under the age 16 work for them.
Because the child labor supporters/employers were very harsh on the kids. They kids hardly ate, they were forced to work with dangerous machines, and sometimes kids even DIED!