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8 August, 04:26

The builders of the transcontinental railroad used legal and illegal means to cut costs and finance construction.

Which phrases describe legal means?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A. giving building contracts to themselves

B. allowing poor and unsafe workmanship

C. selling stock in their companies

D. overcharging the government for work

E. receiving government aid

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  1. 8 August, 06:19
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    C. selling stock in their companies

    E. receiving government aid

    Explanation:

    The legal ways to build the transcontinental railroad are the action of selling stock in the companies, and receiving government aid, this was mainly done by receiving land for free from the government, this lowered the costs of building the railroad, and selling stock allowed the company to have liquidity to pay for expenses.
  2. 8 August, 06:45
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    E. receiving government aid
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