Theodore Roosevelt's renewed enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1901 led to the trust-busting of which business? A. J. P. Morgan Chase Bank B. Sears and Roebuck C. the Northern Securities Company D. the Bank of America

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Theodore Roosevelt's renewed enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1901 led to the trust-busting of which business? A. J. P. Morgan Chase Bank B. Sears and Roebuck C. the Northern Securities Company D. the Bank of America

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Janet Maynard · Answer 1

C: the Northern Securities Company

Explanation:

President Theodore Roosevelt, in 1902, gave an instruction to his Justice Department to break up the Northern Securities Company with the claims that they were illegal and were operating in restraint of trade. The renewal of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act ensured that the federal government did as instructed by the President. However, the Company appealed the ruling.

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