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Question 10 • United States History

What did the Sherman Antitrust Act make illegal in 1890?

Answer
A
foreign trade and tariffs
B
corporations and rate discrimination
C
government regulation and oversight
D
trusts and monopolies

Explanation

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was passed to limit the power of businesses that restrained competition. It made trusts and monopolistic combinations illegal, so D, “trusts and monopolies,” is correct.

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