RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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With checks that can be cashed within 10 years
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With federal land
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With jobs in government when they finish
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With gold
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the United States, federal, state, and local governments as well as individuals gave railroad companies gifts of land to build their lines through the Plains. Railroads received an estimated 185 million acres of land from these sources.
Detailed explanation-2: -Authorizing the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroad companies to construct the lines, the legislation provided government bonds to help fund the work, in addition to vast land grants.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the same time that homesteaders were getting free land from the government, large tracts of land were granted to railroads by both the states and the federal government. The goal was to encourage the railroads to build their tracks where few people lived, and to help settle the country.