How Did the Federal and State Governments Encourage Railroad Building

question 28

Multiple Choice

How did the federal and state governments encourage railroad building in the nineteenth century?

• A) They operated the American Railroad Corporation.
• B) Both granted public lands to private companies.
• C) They secured privately owned land through eminent domain.
• D) They bailed out failing railroad companies with federal funds.

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