Why did the government chose a northern route for the transcontinental railroad

The government chose a norther route for the transcontinental railroad because it was commissioned during the American Civil War.

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Explanation:

it took two men to wrestle rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. in the first century bc, rome was a republic. power lay in the hands of the senate, elected by roman citizens. but the senators were fighting for power between themselves.