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How did the end of the Civil War help the Union Pacific Railroad?
It supplied the railroad with labor in the form of free African Americans.
It freed the government to give more money to the Union Pacific line.
It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.
It encouraged more people to travel the railroad to settle in the West.

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It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.

Explanation: After the Civil War many former soldiers and other workers were available for civilian jobs, and many signed on as laborers to build the Union Pacific, speeding construction of the transcontinental line.