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What federal government organization was used to regulate railroads telephone and telegraph companies?
Interstate Commerce Commission was formed by the federal government to regulate railroad, telephone, and telegraph companies.
How did the government encourage the building of the railroad?
The government subsidized (giving money) the building of tracks and then the companies used that money to build more tracks.
Did the provisions in the transcontinental railroad bill included the right of railroad companies to conscript laborers?
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How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers for building their railroads?
By encouraging chinese immigration
How did the railroad companies get land and money to build the railroads?
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