How did the railroads make money from this
arrangement?
A. They sold the land to settlers and investors.
B. They constructed homes along the route
which they then sold.
C. They sold the land back to the government.

answer:B

Explanation:

Railroads were a big affect in this world.

answer:

Railroad companies profited from the building of the transcontinental railroad by selling their own government-granted land to farmers.

Explanation:

Private banks were reluctanct to lending money to railroad companies fearing they would no be able to pay off their debts. In turn, railroad companies sold the millions of acres of public land they had been granted by the government to make the money they needed to build the railroads. Farmers and business owners bought the land and established near the railroads, contributing to the rapid expansion and settlemnt of the West.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (agriculture);

the answer is use of support