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How did the United States federal land grants to the railroad companies in the late 19th century aid the economy?
Is it because they promoted jobs? Or because the companies used the grants to sell the land and build railroads?
3 Answers
- tc.brown56Lv 52 years ago
Funding them would create a lot of jobs but the main benefit would be that the US's infrastructure would be greatly improved and this would help numerous aspects of the economy.
- Anonymous2 years ago
It sped up settlement, development and trade in the American West.
- AthenaLv 72 years ago
The same way the Highway intuitive started under Eisenhower aided trade and communication across the United States.
