Name two ways that the federal government tried to regulate business in the late 1800s. Do you think these regulations achieved their goals? Explain your answer

Answer 1

http://www.jiskha.com/social_studies/us_history/government_aid_to_businesses.html

Answer 2

This is one major way:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4VRHB_enUS648US649&q=sherman+anti+trustact

For a broader view of the Progressive Era:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=progressive+era%2c+1890s&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4VRHB_enUS648US649&q=progressive+era+1890+to+1920+&gs_l=hp..0.0i22i30l2.0.0.2.276304...........0.NDwthwpEHek