What did the government do to promote new railroad lines in america? (fill in the blanks) the government conducted surveys to determine routes, provided and gave for railroad companies.

The government conducted surveys to determine routes, provided capital and gave land grants for railroad companies.

Through the Pacific Railroads Acts of the 1860's, the US promoted the construction of new railroads that would connect continental USA to the Pacific coast in California. According to these acts, the US Government would give land to the companies to construct the railroads. The goverment would also issue bonds to finance their construction.

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explanation: in 1955 in montgomery, alabama, a girl refused to give up her seat on a public bus. the girl was black, and the passenger looking to take her seat was white. this is a familiar tale, but it's not about rosa parks. the girl in the story is a 15-year-old high school student named claudette colvin, and this act of defiance occurred nine months before rosa parks did the same thing. colvin was arrested, and her case is what led to the u.s. supreme court's order for the desegregation of alabama's bus system. so, why don't we know colvin's name? "later i had a child born out of wedlock; i became pregnant when i was 16," colvin says. "and i didn't fit the image either, of, you know, someone they would want to show off.