Answer:
C: to ensure that railroads charged farmers and merchants reasonable and fair rates.
Explanation:
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was designed to regulate common carriers and to avoid discriminatory rates by the railroads. The Interstate Commerce Commission was put in charge to apply the ICA of 1887.
The federal government under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts.
Earl of Beaconsfield
Earl of Beaconsfield was created in 1876. It was created by Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. It was for <span>Queen Victoria.
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