1. In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to___. a. protect the environment. b. increase competition in business. c. encourage the growth of monopolies. d. strengthen the rights of workers. 2. After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by______. a. forming monopolies or trusts. b. developing overseas markets. c. increasing the prices of their products. d. paying high wages to their workers