They did it so as to transport commodities from the continent to the seaports.
The two regions had dreadful roads and it was extremely difficult to transport commodities to seaports which would then be taken to factories worldwide. They needed railroads to move those commodities since they usually came in high amounts so they built railroads all across the continent out of their own need.
A treasury note is a 'note' issued by the government to be used as money. In this case, a treasury note is also a government bond that needs to be repaid within 2 to 10 years.
A budget surplus is the opposite of a budget deficit. It means that the government's income rate is higher than it's spending rate.
Around the time of the American revolution, when the colonies started making their own money (and they made ALOT of it) money began losing its value, and prices started inflating.
9. A. a government bond that is repaid in two to ten years
11. D. but also risk the dollar losing its value
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April 15, 1865 in Washington DC