How did the government help the railroads connect the West Coast with the rest of the country?
A. They raised their taxes so they made more money
B. They gave them lots of land to build the tracks on
C. They allowed the railroads to pay their workers more money.
OD. They brought in slave labor from the American South.
SU

It is b: gave them lots of land to build

In 911, a group of vikings lead by rollo besieged paris and chartres. after a victory near chartres on 26 august, charles decided to negotiate with rollo. the talks were led by hervé, the archbishop of reims. this resulted in the treaty of saint-clair-sur-epte, which granted rollo and his soldiers all the land between the river epte and the sea. it also granted him brittany, "for his livelihood". at the time, brittany was an independent land which france had not been able to conquer. in exchange, rollo promised the king his loyalty and military assistance when needed. also rollo also agreed to be baptised and to marry gisela, the king's daughter. the territory given rollo is about the same as upper normandy.