Federal Legislation Passed During the Civil War Morrill Tariff National Banking Act Homestead Act Morrill Land Grant Act Pacific Railway Act What was the consequences of the acts listed above which were passed by Congress during the Civil War?
A. increased trade with Latin America
B. delay in completion of the transcontinental railroad
C. postwar economic growth of the Northeast and West
D. economic decline in the South
Ans: C. postwar economic growth of the Northeast and West
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