The statements are not described but the conditions of the railroads in the United States after the civil war was not good.
At that time, the president was Abraham Lincoln, and he compromised that the government would subsidize the cost to build a trascontinental railroad. After the war ended railroad construction in the West and South continued for decades.
There were 2 main railway companies after the Civil War: the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad. Encouraged by government who provided funds, between 1865 and 1869, the Central Pacific laid 690 miles of track and the Union Pacific 1,087 miles.
Government helped the railway companies by giving them land, as they wanted American to expand west as cities were overcrowded in the east.
The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention. 70 Delegates had been appointed by the original states to attend the Constitutional Convention, but only 55 were able to be there. Rhode Island was the only state to not send any delegates at all.
It was so one branch of government couldn’t overpower the other 2
During the 1500s, the Catholic church was often criticized by reformers because it abused its powered and sold indulgences.
