Question

What was the main reason for creating the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)? (1 point)

📝 Responses
( ) To manage the United States postal service.

( ) To regulate the railroad industry's prices.

( ) To oversee trade between states and Canada.

( ) To build the national highway system.

Answer 1

(X) To regulate the railroad industry's prices.

The ICC was created in 1887 to curb unfair practices by railroads—especially rate discrimination and monopolistic pricing across state lines.