The most significant result of the Sherman Antitrust Act was the

A) outlawing of all trusts and monopolies.
B) outlawing of price discrimination.
C) break-up of the sugar trust.
D) break-up of the Standard Oil trust.

Sherman Antitrust Act

A landmark federal statute in the United States passed in 1890 that prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anti-competitive.

Standard Oil Trust

A historical example of a corporate monopoly in the United States, established by John D. Rockefeller to control oil production and prices.