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<span>During the Gilded Age, many issues occurred. The Civil Service Reform hoped to create a professional government and bureaucracy. Under it came the Pendleton Civil Service Act, which was hired by demonstrated ability and removed by incompetence. The government also believed in the importance of railroad regulation. The railroad acted in the public's interest, however they needed to submit to government regulation. The creation of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) prohibited pools and rebates, and banned rate discrimination.</span>
Okay, weeks before the battle of New Orleands, the treaty of Ghent was signed which ended the war, but neither side of the war knew. The battle of new Orleans was the last major battle of the war of 1812. Under the command of General Andrew Jackson, american forces successfully fought off the invading British army. If the news of the treaty reached them in time the battle would have never happened.