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5 December, 18:55

How and why did government support the railroads? Just need a short answer. 2-3 sentences!

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  1. 5 December, 21:22
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    Financing the Transcontinental Railroad. The first transcontinental railroad, built between 1864 and 1869, was the greatest construction project of its era. It involved building a line from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, across a vast, largely unmapped territory.
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