The first law or policy I will be reviewing is the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. Before I can start on this topic I have to discuss the laws and policies toward Native Americans. The railroads and general settlement of the west could not happen while Native Americans were free to roam wherever they wanted to, at least this was the general thinking in Washington. I will be as brief as possible in regards to my discussion about Native American laws and policies because, this is not one of my topics but very necessary to the future of our nation.

The Pacific Railroad Act gave railroad companies ten square miles of land for every mile of railroad that was completed. Congress passed this act in efforts to spur the economy in the midwest and western United States. During this time, the fede

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