How did the U. S. government encourage the growth of the railroad industry in
the late 1800s?

So the federal government passed the Pacific Railroad Act that provided land grants to railroads. The idea was that with railroad expansion in new territory, settlers would follow, establish communities, and increase the value of land. Railroads could sell their portions of land and profit from their investment.

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