Question

What was one motive the United States government provided subsidies and land grants to railroad companies in the 1800s?

Question 2 options:

to prevent railroads from going bankrupt

to help create well-paying jobs for more people

to create railroad networks that spanned the entire country

to convince banks that railroads were good investments

Answer 1

to help create well-paying jobs for more people

to create railroad networks that spanned the entire country