This antitrust act from 1890 was designed to prevent monopolies in American business
The trusts found 
that through consolidation they could charge monopoly prices and ... All of these 
acts attempt to prohibit anticompetitive practices and prevent .... Joint ventures, 
which are a form of business association among competitors designed to further 
a... [DOC] [TLE] The Antitrust Laws | Federal Trade Commission [PAR] Congress passed the first antitrust law, the Sherman Act, in 1890 as a ...