Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)

A
$Promoted monopolistic practices, encouraging large industrial trusts$
B
$Was a protective tariff raising duties on imported goods$
C
$Outlawed monopolistic business practices, though initially used mostly against unions$
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D
$Was a peace treaty ending a foreign trade dispute with Britain$

Explanation

First major federal regulation of business; effectiveness limited until later trust-busting.

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