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Railroad Builders received loans and grants from the federal government.

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The government gave the railroads money to help them build it.

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Giving land to the railroad companies

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Q: In the second half of the 1800s what did the federal government encourage in the building of transcontinental railroads?
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What part the big four play in the building of the transcontinental railroads?

why did they build the transcontinental railroad


Which group played an essential role in the building of the first transcontinental railroads?

Chinese Immigrants played a major role in building the first transcontinental railroad.


The government offered each railroad company building the transcontinental railroad land along its right of way to?

To Encourage rapid construction


Which of the two railroads chosen for the building of the Transcontinental Railroad started in California?

A place that consists of many things.


How did the government help the railroads find cheaper workers for building their railroads?

by encouraging Chinese immigration apex


Chinese immigrants to the U.S. were known for building what?

Chinese immigrants to the U.S. are known for having a big role in the construction of the railroads, particularly the Transcontinental Railroad.


What did union pacific railroad receive from the government after building the transcontinental railroad?

They received nothing after. While building, they were granted land and large loans. That is what the government gave them.


How did the government help the railroad workers for building their railroads?

By encouraging chinese Immigration.


What was the human cost of building the transcontinental railroad?

Two serious costs of building the transcontinental railroad are monetary costs and the costs of human life. Building a railroad across the country was both expensive money-wise, and it was also dangerous to the men who built the railroads.


The government contributed to the building of the transcontinental railroad by?

The Government granted the Eastern and Pacific Railroad Companies subsidies to help them expand.


Between 1865 and 1900 how did the government contribute to the growth of corporations?

The contribution of the government towards the growth of corporations led to rapid industrial growth. Railroad construction, transcontinental railroad construction, liberal loans to private promoters, land grants towards building railroads were all the steps taken.


What was the most critical to the building of transcontinental railroads after the civil war?

connect east and west. Also needed to move the indians from the path and also needed Chinese labor