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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.
Tea Act. The Tea Act of 1773 was created to help East India Company that had more than 15 million pounds of unsold tea sitting in British warehouses. The Tea Act allowed the East India Company to sell their tea directly to colonists and bypassing the merchants which would lower the price of the tea. The British thought that the colonists would agree to this because they would be able to buy tea at a lower rate than it was before the Tea Act. Parliament was surprised when the colonists protested the Tea Act. Colonial tea merchants were angry because they had been cut out of the tea trade and therefore were unable to make any money.