Morrill Land-Grant Acts

The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges, including the Morrill Act of 1862 (7 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) and the Morrill Act of 1890 (the Agricultural College Act of 1890, (26 Stat. 417, 7 U.S.C. § 321 et seq.))

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MORRILL LAND GRANT ACT OF 1862: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Major Acts of Congress - Daniel W. Hamilton
Addresses delivered at the Massachusetts agricultural college, June 21st, 1887, on the 25th anniversary of the... - Massachusetts Agricultural College.,

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