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Why were the interstate commerce act and the Sherman antitrust act created by the federal government

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In order to limit or control big businesses. The Sherman Antitrust Act banned trusts, therefore limiting big businesses such as John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company and Andrew Carnegie's Steel company.
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