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dsp73
3 years ago
12

how did the government help railroad companies expand to the west and complete the transcontinental railroad?

History
1 answer:
Natasha2012 [34]3 years ago
7 0
<span>US government gave the railroad millions of acres of land in the West. The railroad companies sold off the land and with the money raised,funded their railroad construction projects.</span>
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