RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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foreign influences on the United States economy
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public demand for better roads
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monopolistic practices that were harmful to small businesses
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the failure of federal banks to provide loans to individuals
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key Takeaways. The Sherman Antitrust Act is a law the U.S. Congress passed to prohibit trusts, monopolies, and cartels. Its purpose was to promote economic fairness and competitiveness and to regulate interstate commerce.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its critics pointed out that it failed to define such key terms as “combination, ” “conspiracy, ” “monopoly” and “trust.” Also working against it were narrow judicial interpretations as to what constituted trade or commerce among states.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a federal statute which prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace. It outlaws any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of foreign or interstate trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -An act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies.