Expansion and Reform — Test

Question 13 • US History Studies Since 1877

How did the federal government use land grants in the West in the 1860s?

Answer

The government offered land grants to free African Americans after the end of the Civil War.

The government slowed settlement of the West by withholding land grants until the Civil War was over.

The government gave land to the railroads to spur the development of a transcontinental railroad.

The government used land grants to relocate Indigenous People onto reservations.

Explanation

In the 1860s, the federal government granted large areas of western land to railroad companies to encourage construction of a transcontinental railroad. The railroads could sell or develop some of the land to help fund the project, while the new rail line connected the country and encouraged settlement. The correct choice is “The government gave land to the railroads to spur the development of a transcontinental railroad.”

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