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QuizMultiple Choice

Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad

Question 2 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

How did Abraham Lincoln affect the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

Answer
A
Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 into law, which stimulated the construction of the railroad.
B
Lincoln appointed Theodore Judah to survey the land and locate investors for the transcontinental railroad.
C
Lincoln obstructed the passage of the railroad bill because he wanted the government to focus on the Civil War.
D
Lincoln prevented Leland Stanford from running one of the two railroad companies in order to avoid a monopoly.
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