According to the key provisions of the sherman antitrust act, trusts and monopolies were: illegal and could be broken up. monitored closely by the government. legal and could be established. granted special treatment by the government.

illegal and could be broken up.  

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that made monopolistic business practices illegal. Passed in 1890 , the legislation was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts. It prohibited restraints to commerce

the big stick policy was to still look powerful, and be nice at the same time. the big stick policy was also to countries who were at war, find peace with eachother.

the dollar diplomacy was to expand american business and get it to latin america, for that would be good for the economy.

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agubaba khaleekha.

thomas jefferson is the answer