The u. s. government contributed to the building of the transcontinental railroad by
a. not allowing immigrants to work for railroad companies.
b. collecting extra taxes from the industries that would use the railroad.
c. awarding loans and land grants to private companies to build the railroad.
d. assigning the army to lay out a path for the railroad.

The U.S. government contributed to the building of the transcontinental railroad by C) awarding loans and land grants to private companies to build the railroad.

Explanation:

All right, to understand this answer we have to remember how the U.S. government used the Pacific Railroad act. Ok, the smart government of the U.S. knew that railroads as privates companies were very profitable. Nevertheless, they required some stimuli. So, the U.S. government lan¡unched the Railroad act that gave land rights to the companies building the railroads as payment. So they could profit from them after the railroads were built and the lands developed. It was a very smart move from the U.S. government as it incentivized them to built the railroads get paid and develop settlements.

the answer is c sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of poverty and debt.

explanation:

one of the major disadvantages of sharecropping system is that the sharecroppers or the planters are stucked in an unhealthy cycle of debts. this happens because planters will be allowed to loan merchandise from the land-owner and will soon be paid by the farmer in his share in the farm come harvest time. hope this !

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