Why did the speaker in “the wanderer” leave his home?
a. his wife died.
b. he wanted to go to sea.
c. he was a coward in battle.
d. his lord died.

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