Question

How did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies profit from constructing the railroad?

by selling railroad lines back to the government at a profit

by owning businesses in the towns that developed along the railroad

by building railroad monopolies and continually raising prices

by selling pieces of land granted to them to build the railroad

Answer 1

The answer is D. selling pieces of the land that was granted to them to build the railroad

Answer 2

by selling pieces of land granted to them to bulid the railroad