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title: "How did the federal government aid railroad construction in the 1850s and 1860s?"  
description: "How did the federal government aid railroad construction in the 1850s and 1860s?"  
author: "Peterson arnold"  
published: 2018-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41162/how-did-the-federal-government-aid-railroad-construction-in-the-1850s-and-1860s  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# How did the federal government aid railroad construction in the 1850s and 1860s?

How did the [federal](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101582/what-is-the-role-of-the-federal-reserve-in-the-us-economy) [government](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51300/what-are-the-4-theories-of-government) aid [railroad construction](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41815/what-2-things-did-the-federal-government-do-to-encourage-railroad-construction) in the 1850s and 1860s?


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