RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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It provided free education for workers along the transcontinental railroad
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It improved the lives of Americans by financing education.
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It provided land grants for agricultural education.
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It became an important part of the American education system
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Detailed explanation-1: -Over 10 million acres provided by these grants were expropriated from tribal lands of Native communities. The new land-grant institutions, which emphasized agriculture and mechanic arts, opened opportunities to thousands of farmers and working people previously excluded from higher education.
Detailed explanation-2: -United States statutes including the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. Significance: The Morrill Land Grant Acts allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges. Land-grant colleges were funded by and given to states by the government. The land was then sold to start a university.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1862 Institutions are the first land-grant institutions; 1890 Institutions are historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs); and 1994 Institutions are tribal colleges and universities (TCUs).