Difference between revisions of "Morrill Act"

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Morrill Act may refer to:

Morrill Act of 1862 established a system of land-grant colleges
Morrill Act of 1890 lead to the creation of Historically black colleges and universities
Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act banned the Mormon practice of plural marriage and limited church and non-profit ownership in any territory of the United States to $50,000.

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-The '''Morrill Act''' was one of two important pieces of legislation (along with the [[Homestead Act]]) passed in 1862 that spurred on economic growth in newly added states in what was then the western [[United States]]. President [[Abraham Lincoln]] signed it into law. It was proposed by Rep. Justin Morrill of [[Vermont]], and gave 30,000 acres of land to every state that remained in the [[Union]] during the [[Civil War]] for the purpose of the creation of colleges. In 1890, states that had joined the [[Confederacy]] were also alloted land for this purpose. <ref>http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/27.htm</ref>
+'''Morrill Act''' may refer to:
-[[Category:United States Law]]
-==References==
+* [[Morrill Act of 1862]] established a system of land-grant colleges
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+* [[Morrill Act of 1890]] lead to the creation of [[Historically black colleges and universities]]
+* [[Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act]] banned the Mormon practice of plural marriage and limited church and non-profit ownership in any territory of the United States to $50,000.
+[[category:Disambiguation Pages]]