I think the text is called the Tanakh, but they also have some other books as well.
The Pacific Railway Act<span> was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 1,</span>1862<span>. This </span>act<span> provided Federal government support for the building of the first transcontinental </span>railroad<span>, which was completed on May 10, 1869.</span>
They needed the nile river for food purposes like fish. and to plant their crops.they also needed the nile as a water source. hope this hlps