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Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

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It saw Congress outlaw differential shipping rates.

Jay Gould was seen as one of the prototypes for exploitative "robber baron".

It included the nation’s largest businesses.

It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.

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The false statement about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is: (Option A), It saw Congress outlaw differential shipping rates.

Differential shipping rates were not outlawed by Congress during this time. In fact, differential shipping rates were commonly used by railroads to charge different prices for transporting goods based on factors such as distance, volume, and competition. The practice of differential shipping rates was often criticized as favouring larger businesses and contributing to the concentration of economic power in the railroad industry.

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