Respuesta :
ANSWER:
The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed by the government to encourage competition in the economy.
EXPLANATION:
- This act was passed in 1890 almost unanimously and focused on the existence of fair competition and trade practices in an economy.
- The Act restrains the abuse of monopoly in an economy.
- The Act also regulated trade practices to ensure that an economy thrives on competition which is healthy and benefiting for the economy.
- The Act also encouraged the formation of a "free market economy".