Well in the 1850's was a significant time where slavery occurs. As you probably know slavery was terrible on so many levels. Becuase of the different opinions on slavery their political values changed., Some values thought that slavery was okay while the other fought against it saying that slavery should end. Different sections such as Indiana and Illinois has strong opinions to keep slavery including the south when the rest of America did not feel so strongly.
The ERA is the Equal Rights Amendment, established to guarantee equal rights for women, especially when it came to wage differences between those of the opposite sex. The amendment seemed to fly smoothly until Phyllis Schlafly mobilized conservative women in opposition toward the act. She argued that the act would "disadvantage housewives", but there seemed to be more women for the act, than there were opposing it.
1. In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to <span>increase competition in business. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "b".
2. </span>After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by forming monopolies or trusts. <span>The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "a".</span>