AnswersCA-MS United States History and Geography Growth and Conflict BThe Transcontinental RailroadQuestion 7
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The Transcontinental Railroad

Question 7 • CA-MS United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict B

How did the ending of the Civil War help the Union Pacific Railroad?

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A
It supplied the railroad with labor in the form of free African Americans.
B
It freed the government to give more money to the Union Pacific line.
C
It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.
D
It encouraged more people to travel the railroad to settle in the West.
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