Leon Gonzalez

History

18 January, 17:57

Transcontinental railroad was not built before the civil war because:

a. congress refused to consider federal subsidies for a private railroad.

b. north-south sectional differences prevented congress from selecting a route.

c. many southern states used the states' rights argument to reject federal aid for railroads.

d. the technologies for building long tunnels through the rockies did not exist.