They are financial aid and land grants from the government. Railroad executives made the argument that their companies should receive free public land on which to lay track because a rail network connecting East and West would bring important benefits to the entire nation.
The Answer to your question is B.
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The West Florida Republic consisted of the lower part of Alabama from the Perdido River west to what is now Mississippi. West Florida included the Louisiana Parishes east of the Mississippi River. They were the only part of Louisiana not included in the Louisiana Purchase.