Question

Which of the following 19th-century trends most directly contributed to the

passage of laws similar to the Pacific Railroad Bill?
A. The organization of Western farmers into ethnic cooperatives.
B. The expansion of corporate influence over politics.
C. The seizure of American Indian lands for homesteading.
D. The unionization of urban industrial workers.

Answer 1

B. The expansion of corporate influence over politics.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: B. The expansion of corporate influence over politics.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Railroad Bill allowed for the Federal government to provide funding and land to the railroad companies to enable them build a Transcontinental Railway.

This showed the expanding power of the Railroad companies on government because the government's actions in this instance was directly in support of the interests of the corporate railroad companies which would benefit immensely from a transcontinental railway.