Interest group activity increased considerably in the 1880s and 1890s as a result of the
A)beginning of the Civil War.
B)Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v.Ferguson.
C)first federal government efforts at economic intervention to fight large monopolies and to regulate some aspects of interstate commerce.
D)Great Depression.

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The first federal government efforts at economic intervention with acts such as the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Interstate Commerce Act sparked interest groups to engage in lobbying efforts to protect their business interests and shape government policies. This resulted in a significant increase in interest group activity in the 1880s and 1890s. The other options, such as the Civil War, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the Great Depression, either occurred before or after this period and did not have a direct impact on the increase in interest group activity during that time.

Interest Group Activity Increased Considerably in the 1880s and 1890s