Use the excerpt from the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 to answer the question.

Question

Use the excerpt from the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 to answer the question.

What popular big business practice of the Gilded Age is this excerpt from the Interstate Commerce Act designed to prevent?

A.
forming corporations

B.
creating monopolies

C.
bribing officials

D.
lobbying against regulations

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Answer 1

B. Creating monopolies. This excerpt from the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is designed to prevent the creation of monopolies by prohibiting railroads from charging different prices for the same goods or services.