Question

The shaded areas of the map are land that the US government granted to railroad companies. What was one reason the United States government gave subsidies and land grants to railroad companies in the 1800s? A) to prevent railroads from going bankrupt B) to help create well-paying jobs for more people C) to convince banks that railroads were good investments Eliminate D) to create railroad networks that spanned the entire country

Answer 1

D) to create railroad networks that spanned the entire country

Step-by-step explanation:

The main idea was to connect the country. At that moment, with the construction of the First Transcontinental Railway, it was possible to connect the coasts of the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. For the first time in history, a railway network connected two sea coasts and, thus, the project is still a reference in the field of railway construction.