They were called abolitionists. <span />
Approved July 2, 1890, The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts. ... Several states had passed similar laws, but they were limited to intrastate businesses.
Before the government provided welfare programs like home visits from social workers and food stamps, women reformers pioneered outreaches into poor, urban, and immigrant communities. Through their work in clubs, women established settlement houses that served as outposts to promote social welfare.
The Constitution, with its 27 amendments<span>, has been amended only 17 times since the first 10—which make up the Bill of Rights—were ratified in 1791.</span>
