Question

What was the main responsibility of the interstate commerce commission during the progressive Era?

A. To regulate how telecommunications are delivered
B. To ensure fair business practices and reasonable prices
C. To oversee the building of the Transcontinental Railroad
D. To develop an interstate highway

Answer 1

c

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Answer 2

C: to ensure that railroads charged farmers and merchants reasonable and fair rates.

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was designed to regulate common carriers and to avoid discriminatory rates by the railroads. The Interstate Commerce Commission was put in charge to apply the ICA of 1887.