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Why did many people think that the building of the transcontinental railroads was a federal government project?
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In the second half of the 1800s what did the federal government encourage in the building of transcontinental railroads?
Railroad Builders received loans and grants from the federal government.
Identify the ways in which the railroad encouraged Western settlement?
Railroads in the United States allowed for better transportation to all areas in the western part of the USA. Better often meant faster & safer. Some cost savings were expected by both civilians and the Federal government. The socalled "West" was opened up significantly by the transcontinental railroad of 1869.
What were the pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
How did the federal government aid in the building of the transcotinental railroad?
By providing free grants of federal land to the railroad companies. :)
What role did the US federal government play in increasing industrialization in the US after the US Civil War?
After the US Civil War, the federal government backed the Transcontinental Railroad, which greatly enhanced the Industrial Age and lead to huge economic growth within the country. The government enhanced the nation's capitalist economy, promoting private enterprise and a free market.
In the second half of the 1800s what did the federal government encourage in the building of transcontinental railroads?
Railroad Builders received loans and grants from the federal government.
What two incentives did the federal government give the railroads to build a transcontinental line?
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In the late 19th century the federal government aided the growth of transcontinental railroads by?
providing free land for laying railroad tracks -Zohirul
Railroads were reluctant to build a transcontinental railroad themselves without assistance from the federal government Which of these pieces of legislation provided the necessary funds to build the?
the Pacific Railway Acts
What did the Pacific Act of 1862 do?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
What did the pacific railway of 1862 do?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
When state governments passed Granger laws?
railroads protested that only the federal government, not states, could regulate railroads
What did pacific railway act of 1862 do?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
What Increased the federal government's power over the railroads?
The Interstate Commerce Act.
The federal government provided assistance to the railroads in the form of and?
land grants and loans
The federal government provided assistance to the railroads in the form of?
Transportation land grants and loans
How did the South keep railroads construction costs down?
a. it used prison labor and lobbied the federal government
