Morrill Land-Grant Acts
Statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Morrill Act" redirects here. For the act regarding polygamy, see Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act.
The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land, often obtained from Native American tribes through treaty, cession, or seizure. The Morrill Act of 1862 (12 Stat. 503 (1862)[1] later codified as 7 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) was enacted during the American Civil War, and the Morrill Act of 1890 (the Agricultural College Act of 1890 (26 Stat. 417, later codified as 7 U.S.C. § 321 et seq.)) expanded this model.
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Other short titles | Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of 1862 |
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Long title | An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. |
Nicknames | Morrill Act of 1862 |
Enacted by | the 37th United States Congress |
Effective | July 2, 1862 |
Citations | |
Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 37–130 |
Statutes at Large | 12 Stat. 503 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture |
U.S.C. sections created | Later codified as 7 U.S.C. ch. 13 § 301 et seq. |
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Major amendments | |
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 51–841, 26 Stat. 417, enacted August 30, 1890 |
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