The Sherman Antitrust Act
A)overturned centuries-old views of English and American judges on agreements among competitors.
B)had the effect of discouraging private lawsuits against conspiring oligopolists.
C)strengthened the Clayton Act.
D)elevated agreements among conspiring oligopolists from an unenforceable contract to a criminal conspiracy.

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The Sherman Antitrust Act elevated agreements among conspiring oligopolists from an unenforceable contract to a criminal conspiracy. It aimed to prohibit any combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade and prevent monopolies in the business world.