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feb 4, 1887 - Interstate Commerce Act

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Before this act, railroads fixed prices, which kept farmers in debt, and charged different customers different rates. However this Act helped regulate the railroads with re-establishing the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities.

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Date:

feb 4, 1887
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~ 138 years ago