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What was one of the main impacts of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?(1 point)
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It established the federal government as the sole regulator of wages and working conditions
It established the federal government as the sole regulator of wages and working conditions

It legalized monopolies in major industries like oil and steel
It legalized monopolies in major industries like oil and steel

It aimed to break up monopolies and prevent anti-competitive business practices
It aimed to break up monopolies and prevent anti-competitive business practices

It promoted the creation of trusts by encouraging business consolidation

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It aimed to break up monopolies and prevent anti-competitive business practices.

(Briefly: the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first federal law to prohibit trusts and restraints of trade, giving the government authority to challenge monopolies.)