The us government gave land to the railroads to them expand what impact did these land grants have our industries in the west

Almost always these government land grants had a very positive impact on our industries in the West, sine they promoted settlement and increased the ways in which goods could be transported to market. 

“larger states wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states wanted equal representation. they met in the middle. larger states wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states wanted equal representation.” i hope this information you.