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what was the reason one reason the united states goverment gave subsidies and land grants to railroad companies onthe 1800

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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.


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