Why did the South need support from Europe? A. The south needed cotton. B. The south needed more slaves. C. The south needed money for the war effort. D. The south needed help from the European armies.

To encourage railroad companies to build railroads across the west, the government gave them subsidies by select the best answer from the choices provided. a. paying the wages of laborers b. giving them building materials c. providing railroad trains d. providing free land