How did the Supreme Court 1876 cases of Munn v. Illinois and Peik v. Chicago and Northwestern Railway affect the economic development of the West?
A) They implemented limitations on the power and profits made by railroads on interstate trade.
B) They banned the unregulated open-pit mining system that damaged the environment.
C) They illegalized the practice used by mining corporations to integrate their resources with the
means and methods of production.
D) They refused to let creditors charge high interest rates for farm loans.
A
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