The Government Reacts to Big Business: The Sherman Antitrust Act –first antitrust legislation originated in the states –federal action came with the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), which declared illegal trusts or other combinations in restraint of trade or commerce –the Interstate Commerce Act sought to outlaw the excesses of competition; the Sherman Act intended to restore competition
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