What was the purpose of the Pacific Railway Act?
A. To connect the existing railroads together, making transportation in all directions possible
B. To extend the railroad westward, connecting the East with the West
C. To limit the use of rail cars to the transfer of goods, prohibiting the use of rail cars for transportation
D. To prohibit railroads from being built on already settled lands

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What was the purpose of the Pacific Railway Act? 
	A.	To connect the existing railroads together, making transportation in all directions possible
	B.	To extend the railroad westward, connecting the East with the West
	C.	To limit the use of rail cars to the transfer of goods, prohibiting the use of rail cars for transportation
	D.	To prohibit railroads from being built on already settled lands

anonymous · Answer

To build railway tracks and telegraph lines, for free, to transport goods and communicate easier from the West to the other parts of the US.This should give you the answer

anonymous · Answer

Thanks!!(: