How did the government help the railroads connect the West Coast with the rest of the country?
A. They gave them lots of land to build the tracks on.
B. They raised their taxes so they made more money.
C. They allowed the railroads to pay their workers more money.
D. They brought in slave labor from the American South.
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What two bodies of water were connected by the panama canal

"august 19th (1864)- how they quarreled and wrangled among themselves- alabama and mississippi, all were loud for joe johnston, save and except the long-haired, one-armed hero, who cried at the top of his voice: "oh! you all want to be kept in trenches and to go on retreating, eh? " "oh, if we had had a leader, such as stonewall (jackson), this war would have been over long ago! what we want is a leader! " shouted a (wounded man). they were awfully smashed-up, objects of misery, wounded, maimed, diseased. i was really upset, and came home ill. this kind of thing unnerves me quite." mary chestnut, a diary from dixie this entry from the diary of mary chestnut illustrates a) the lack of medical technology possessed by the confederacy. b) the military superiority of southern troops in the civil war. c) the effects of the emancipation proclamation on the southern economy and society. d) the loss of morale and confidence by the confederacy towards the end of the civil war.

Which statement best explains how the narrator interacts with the setting? a. the setting makes him lose hope b. the setting makes him envious c. the setting makes him feel angry d. the setting makes him gain confidence the answer is a