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The Hepburn Act is a 1906 United States federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction.This led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers.y the Hepburn Act, the ICC's authority was extended to cover bridges, terminals, ferries, railroad sleeping cars, express companies and oil pipelines.
The Navigation Acts were laws that were meant to enrich England by regulating the trade of its colonies. The English government did not want the colonies to trade directly with other countries because that... The main colonial response to the Navigation Acts was smuggling. They did not believe that the acts were just and so they felt justified in breaking them. They believed that smuggling was not really a crime because the laws were unjust. The Navigation Acts were laws that were meant to enrich England by regulating the trade of its colonies. The English government did not want the colonies to trade directly with other countries because that would only help the colonies.