THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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advertised overseas to attract immigrants to help build tracts
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used tax dollars to fund many railroad projects
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passed laws to legalized railroad monopolies
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granted public lands to railroads to sell to raise funds
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Detailed explanation-1: -The federal government passed the Pacific Railroad Act that provided land grants to railroads. This provided public lands to railroad companies in exchange for building tracks in specific locations. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -To encourage railroad growth and help offset the financial burden construction entailed, the federal government passed the Land Grant Act of 1850. The Act was intended to promote construction of a railroad that would run from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -Receiving millions of acres of public lands from Congress, the railroads were assured land on which to lay the tracks and land to sell, the proceeds of which helped companies finance the construction of their railroads.
Detailed explanation-4: -To encourage development of rail lines westward, the government offered railroad companies massive land grants and bonds. Railroads received millions of acres of public lands and sold that land to generate money for the construction of the railroads.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did the federal and state governments encourage railroad building in the nineteenth century? Both granted public lands to private companies.