Put the following events on a time line in chronological (time) order: Florida becomes a state, the Adams-Onís Treaty, gold is discovered in California, the election of President James K. Polk, the battle of the Alamo, the Mormons reach the Great Salt Lake.

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