In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, a law aimed at restoring competition and free enterprise by breaking up big business combinations known as monopolies.

• 1890年国会通过“谢尔曼反托拉斯法”，目的是要拆散被称为“垄断企业”的大联合企业，以恢复竞争和自由企业制。