Question

51. The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth century by providing railroad corporations with A) cash grants from new taxes. B) land grants. C) cash grants from higher tariffs. D) reduced prices for iron and steel. E) aid for construction of railroad stations.

Answer 1

B) land grants

Step-by-step explanation:

The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth using land grants.