Question

After Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890 many judges initially ruled against the new law in cases involving trust which statement best explains the reason many judges disagreed with Antitrust Act
A. trust were able to sell their goods at lower prices to Consumers

B. trust for private property that the government should not have control of

C. competition between businesses was still sufficient to benefit consumers

D. labor unions were damaging the free-trade associated with trust

Answer 1

A. trusts were able to sell their goods at lower prices to Consumers

The statement that best explains the reason many judges disagreed with Antitrust Act is that trusts were able to sell their goods at lower prices to Consumers.

A trust is an agreement between corporations in order to make a monopoly,  thus limiting the trade in price and in quantity available on the market. The Act limited those agreements, making them investigable and punishable by the law. The Bill was passed by Congress in 1890 under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison.