Question

All of the following statements describes the building of the transcontinental railroad except:________.

A. Two companies, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, won the contracts to build the railroad.
B. One company built east from California, one company built west from Nebraska until the railroad met at Promontory, Utah.
C. The railroad was remarkably well built, with some sections remaining in use for the next seventy-five years.
D. The federal government subsidized the project with generous land grants and millions of dollars in public loans to the railroad companies.

Answer 1

Answer: C.) The railroad was remarkably well built, with some sections remaining in use for the next seventy-five years.:

Explanation: The transcontinental railroad was truly built by the Union pacific and the central pacific companies, with both companies being awarded the contract by the pacific railroad act in 1862. Each of the companies were to start at different ends with one starting from Sacramento, California and the other from Omaha, Nebraska until the railroad meet at promontory, Utah.

The federal government also subsidized the project with generous land grants and millions of dollars in public loans to the railroad companies.

Answer 2

C. The railroad was remarkably well built, with some sections remaining in use for the next seventy-five years.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the construction of the transcontinental railroad between 1863 and 1869, the following occured;

- Two companies, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, won the contracts to build the railroad.

- One company built east from California, one company built west from Nebraska until the railroad met at Promontory, Utah.

- The federal government subsidized the project with generous land grants and millions of dollars in public loans to the railroad companies.