What kind of subsidies in land did the government give railroad companies to pay for the first transcontinental railroad?

The government give railroad companies to help pay for the first transcontinental railroad as cash subsidies and land grants.

Explanation:

The transcontinental railroad connects the middle-west and west of the country from Nebraska to California. The banks were feared to provide loans since the dept to be repaid will take a long time. So the government used public land to yield more money by selling them to private sectors.

Also, building railroads was too risky and the conditions(weather and working for 15 hours continuously) would be difficult and too dangerous. Also, private companies that agreed to work on this project were provided with cash and land grants by the acts by Congress.

answer: the purpose of the "index of forbidden books" was to prevent the contamination of the faith or the corruption of morals of roman catholics according to canon law, through the reading of theologically mistaken or immoral books. the condemnation of published books, thus listed in the index librorum prohibitorum.

explanation: index librorum prohibitorum, (latin: “index of forbidden books”), list of books once forbidden by roman catholic church authority as dangerous to the faith or morals of roman catholics. publication of the list ceased in 1966, and it was relegated to the status of a historic document.

the 20th and final edition appeared in 1948, and the index was formally abolished on 14 june 1966 by pope paul vi. the aim of the list was to protect the faith and morals of the faithful by putting a stop to the reading of theologically, culturally, and politically disruptive books.

either d or b, i'm not to sure. but my gut tells me it's prob going to be b