WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Question
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The Interstate Commerce Act was one of the first Federal Government regulations on big business. This meant that ____
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They would not be able to pass any more major legislation
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The Gilded Age had come to a close
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American democracy had failed
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The Federal Government could use this a precedent to pass even more legislation against other big businesses
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Approved on February 4, 1887, the Interstate Commerce Act created an Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee the conduct of the railroad industry. With this act, the railroads became the first industry subject to Federal regulation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Industry & Big Business The government attempted to regulate businesses by using creating the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, and the Blue Laws.
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