The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts or business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive. It also requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts (monopolies).
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The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
Clayton Antitrust Act
President Theodore Roosevelt was very aggressive to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Law passed in 1890. President Roosevelt filed suite against forty-five companies under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Prevented businesses from limiting competition.
The Clayton Antitrust Act was intended to stop trusts from ever forming.apex=)