N the mid - to late 1800s, the US government granted land to railroad companies to expand their networks. What is another way that railroad companies used the land?

a They mined the land for coal and other natural resources.

b They sold some of the land to farmers and ranchers.

c They built factories along the rail lines.

d They created land preservations in order to protect the environment.

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Jerome Goodwin

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24 July, 21:50

N the mid - to late 1800s, the US government granted land to railroad companies to expand their networks. What is another way that railroad companies used the land?

a They mined the land for coal and other natural resources.

b They sold some of the land to farmers and ranchers.

c They built factories along the rail lines.

d They created land preservations in order to protect the environment.

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Megan Branch · Answer 1

In the mid - to late 1800s, the US government granted land to railroad companies to expand their networks and another way that railroad companies use the land is : B. they sold some land to farmers and ranchers

They sold their land with a lot of perks so they could get a pretty high price for the land. The land is located near the railroad system which will make the distribution of the product will be a lot easier and will increase the overall profit of the farmers do to reduced distribution cost.