Workers in the Industrial Era

Question 1

Which group was most harmed by railroad pools and monopolies?

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small farmers shipping crops to local markets

Question 2

Which of these ideas did your answer contain?

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The act outlawed trusts that restricted interstate or foreign trade.; The act banned monopolies on interstate and foreign trade.; The act provided penalties for companies caught violating the new regulations.

Question 3

After the Supreme Court ruling in 1886, state governments

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saw their power to regulate railroads greatly reduced

Question 4

Based on what you have learned, which description best represents a trust?

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a large corporation that has swallowed up competitors to destroy competition and gain a monopoly over an industry

Question 5

Why was it difficult for the government to enforce antitrust legislation? Check all that apply.

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The Sherman Antitrust Act did not define the terms monopoly and trust.; Antitrust cases were expensive and took a long time to prosecute.; Federal judges often sided with businesses against federal regulators.

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