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How did the railroads respond to state governments’ legislation during the Gilded Age?
Railroad companies challenged the new laws in the courts.
Railroad companies begrudgingly accepted the new laws.
Railroad companies staged protests against the new laws.
Railroad companies did not respond to the new laws.
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Railroad companies challenged the new laws in the courts.
They often sued state governments (e.g., cases arising from the Granger laws), winning some early rulings but later losing or prompting federal action (Wabash v. Illinois led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission).
They often sued state governments (e.g., cases arising from the Granger laws), winning some early rulings but later losing or prompting federal action (Wabash v. Illinois led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission).
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