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the federal and state governmernt willing to give land and subsidies to the railroad companies because they had more power
The government gave railroad companies huge pieces of land.
The Pacific Railway Acts granted railroad companies large land grants and federal loans to encourage the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. This helped the companies financially and allowed them to acquire vast territories for future development. The Acts also provided the government the authority to oversee and regulate the construction of the railroad.
The government gave railroad companies large pieces of land.
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* From 1850-1870 the US government gave millions of acres of public land to railroad companies to encourage them to build more rail. * To make more money the railroad companies resold much of that land to settlers. * They sent land agents to Europe to advertise the idea of settling on the Great Plains, and to buy the land from the Railroad companies. Their pamphlets proclaimed "Land for the Landless, Homes for the Homeless!" * Land sales made the railroad companies rich and supplied new customers for railroad services
Land grants
"Riders of the Purple Sage" by Zane Grey dramatizes conflicts over land between ranchers and railroad companies in the American West.
By providing free grants of federal land to the railroad companies. :)
In the 1800's, railroad companies raised the money they needed by selling government land grants.
The government gave railroad companies large pieces of land.