Which answer best explains a reason people wanted to build a railroad across the united states? the railroad companies wanted to put the canal builders out of business. the government wanted the route completed before the civil war started. the railroad companies wanted to prove they could build such a long track. the gold rush of 1849 inspired the railroad companies to try to get trains to california.

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?

Which two sentences in this passage talk about china’s efforts to curb environmental degradation?

Constantine created the first christian empire t or f asap