Question

How did interstate commerce affect race relations in the United States?

Answer 1

The Interstate Commerce Act was enacted in 1887 by both senate and House of Representatives, this granted Congress the mandate to monitor trade with foreign nations and develop more transacting avenues (Green & Constance, 2015). The US therefore under the Act traded with several Nations of the world and Indian Tribes. The regulation of trade has enabled an accommodative environment for all races, the US population comprises diverse races from all over the World. The US also being a union of states create an avenue where races learn from each other and appreciate diversity. The manufacturers and suppliers from the US, therefore, learn of the consumer's tastes and preferences to facilitate beneficial trading activities.

The Interstate trade involves various nations with diverse racial compositions, and the need to export and export calls for friendly relations among all the races involved in the trade. US exports finished products to Africa, and the Middle East and imports agricultural products like tea and coffee, and minerals like petroleum from the Middle East. The investment by diverse nationalities is also done and legally accepted in various nations of the world. Indians have greatly invested in the US, Asia, and parts of Africa, despite the racial differences trade relations are effectively done (Lamb et al., 211). Interstate commerce, therefore, promotes race relations to enhance the law of demand and supply in the effective manufacturing and production of essential commodities and services.

 Work Cited

Green, Constance McLaughlin. Secret City: A history of race relations in the nation's capital. Princeton University Press, 2015.

Lamb, Charles M., and Jacob R. Neiheisel. "Federalism and Federal-State Relations." Constitutional Landmarks. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021. 181-221.

 

 

 

The Interstate Commerce Act was enacted in 1887 by both senate and House of Representatives, this granted Congress the mandate to monitor trade with foreign nations and develop more transacting avenues (Green & Constance, 2015).