Question

What were the main provisions of the Pacific Railroad Act? It provided 6,400 acres of land for each mile of track laid. It provided financial rewards for the first company to complete its part of the railway. It loaned the railroads $48,000 for each mile of track laid. It established the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad to build the transcontinental railroad.

Answer 1

Answer: it provided 6,400 acres of land for each mile of track laid.

The Pacific Railroad Act was a law which primary objective was to create a transcontinental railroad.  To accomplish this, railroads companies were given government bonds as well as grants of land to work with.

Sections 2 and 3 of the Act, established the acquisition of rights of way, to the Company that laid the tracks.

The first one, conceded both the rail itself and 200 ft of public land away from it, for each side. The second one, added 10 square miles to the prior, whenever the rails were not crossing rivers or went through cities.

This was specified in the Act with the following phrase: "five alternate sections per mile on each side of said railroad, on the line thereof, and within the limits of ten miles on each side".

On the other hand, loans from $16000 per mile of flat prairie railroad were authorized up to $48000 when companies worked in a mountain.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer A, C and D

Explanation: It provided 6,400 acres of land for each mile of track laid.

It loaned the railroads $48,000 for each mile of track laid.

It established the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad to build the transcontinental railroad.