How did the federal government use land grants in the west in the 1860s? the government gave them to railroad companies for development. the government relocated indigenous peoples onto reservations. the government withheld land grants until the civil war was over. the government gave land to african americans after the civil war.

The United States has 50 states, a city inside a federal district (the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, where the majority of the federal government is based), five significant self-governing territories, and several island possessions.
The national government of the United States is known as the federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government)
The three different departments of the federal government—sometimes just referred to as Washington—are the legislative, executive, and judicial ones. According to the U.S. Constitution, these branches are respectively headed by the president, Congress, and the federal courts.

American citizens having any degree of heritage in sub-Saharan Africa are referred to as African Americans.
In general, those who were born in the United States yet are of African descent are referred to as "African Americans."

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