Use the excerpt from the Sherman Antitrust Act to answer the question. The Sherman Antitrust Act made it illegal to

A. restrain trade through contracts, trusts, and conspiracies.
B. create business contracts that combined more than two companies.
C. have companies compete directly with other companies in the same field.
D. produce monopolies that would create profits for people other than shareholders.

A. restrain trade through contracts, trusts, and conspiracies.