The two acts that the Federal Government of 1800 tried to
enforce for regulating business were The Sherman Act and the Interstate
Commerce Act. The Sherman Act was made to control irregular pricing of a
product by a company. It simply tried to stop the monopoly nature of business.
The interstate Commerce Act on the other hand tried to stop the railways from
price discrimination. The railways often charged more for smaller products
travelling for a shorter distance. This discrimination was controlled by this
act.
