In the late 1800s, subsidies were given:
D. by the government to railroad companies to encourage expansions of railroads in the west.
After passing the Pacific Railway At of 1862, the federal government gave Railroad companies subsidies. The land and funding were given to these companies to assist in building a transcontinental railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.
Answer:
In matrilineal systems, inheritance of property and position usually is traced from the maternal uncle (mother’s brother) to his nephew (mother’s son) and, in some cases, mothers may pass on their property to daughters.
Explanation:
In matrilineal systems, women receive titles and names from their mothers, and later transfer them to their own daughters. But matrilineal succession is not necessarily related to women holding power, capital and titles. In some occasions, mothers pass these properties and titles to their sons, who later on repeat the process with their sister's children.