Question

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in the late 1800s, subsidies were given

A. by the government to cattle ranchers in the west to encourage them to produce more cattle.

B. by large mining companies to individual prospectors who would search for deposits of precious metals.

C. by the government to railroad companies to encourage the expansion of railroads in the east.

D. by the government to railroad companies to encourage expansions of railroads in the west.

Answer 1

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.