what did the interstate commerce act and the sherman act attempt to do
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit abusive monopolies, and in some ways it remains the most important. Trusts and Monopolies. A trust was an arrangement by which stockholders in several companies transferred their shares to a single set of trustees.
Interstate Commerce Act This act reestablished the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities and established a five-member Interstate Commerce Commission. Why was the government so eager to promote the growth of railroads?