What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A) to prevent the creation of monopolies

B) to protect workers rights to strike

C) to determine how much steel should be produced each year

D) to raise taxes on a large corporations

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Ivy Jimenez

4 April, 23:58

What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A) to prevent the creation of monopolies

B) to protect workers rights to strike

C) to determine how much steel should be produced each year

D) to raise taxes on a large corporations

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Giana · Answer 1

"The Sherman Antitrust Act was the first measure enacted by the U. S. Congress to prohibit trusts (or monopolies of any type) ... The Sherman Antitrust Act, in contrast, was based on the constitutional power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce."

A. To prevent creation of monopolies would be correct.

What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?A) to prevent the creation of monopoliesB) to protect workers rights to strikeC) to determine how much steel should be produced each yearD) to raise taxes on a large corporations

What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A) to prevent the creation of monopolies

B) to protect workers rights to strike

C) to determine how much steel should be produced each year

D) to raise taxes on a large corporations