During the Gilded Age, how did the US Congress act to increase business competition?

During the Gilded Age, Congress passed antitrust laws, including the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, to limit monopolies and help preserve competition among businesses. Minimum-wage and workplace-safety laws were not the main measures used for this purpose, and laissez-faire policies generally favored limited government intervention rather than controlling monopolies.

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