Because it was a union stronghold in the confederate states.
It consisted of several elements, including land reform, sale of some state-owned factories to finance the land reform, construction of an expanded road, rail, and air network, a number of dam and irrigation projects I would say the last one hope this helps
The transcontinental railroad helped to increase the speed at which coast to coast communication was possible. The railroad allowed for materials, people, goods, and messages to be transported more quickly from coast to coast increasing the pace of communication.
Ancient Oceanic religion was based on polytheism and animism. People believed both the spiritual and natural worlds; and expressed their beliefs with ceremonies, which usually have community manifestation, who got together to drum, dance and mourn (when a funeral was necessary). Some traditions also believed that spirits inhabited objects, animals, places or natural phenomena ( animism).
