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The government encouraging private companies to build railroads by monetary loans and land grants were used to fund railroads.
- The government played a significant role in assisting many railroad companies by supporting loans and land grants.
- During the building of the transcontinental railway, the government passed the Pacific Railway Act in 1862.
- The government offered land to railroad companies for tracks to be laid by that company.
Therefore we can conclude that the government encourage private companies to build railroads that connect the West to the East.
Thus option 4. is the correct answer.
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