USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Morrill Act, also known as the Land-Grant College Act of 1862, was a groundbreaking piece of legislation that paved the way for the founding of universities across the nation, including Texas A&M University.

Detailed explanation-2: -It granted each state 30, 000 acres of western land, to be distributed by each senator and representative, and funded the construction of agricultural and mechanical schools.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1994, the US Congress authorized the formation of the 1994 Land Grant Colleges. These colleges are also known as tribal colleges. They became part of the Land Grant system of higher-education institutions, which were first authorized in the Morrill Act of 1862.

Detailed explanation-4: -Passed in Congress and signed on August 30, 1890, the Second Morrill Act included the stipulation that African Americans were to be included in the United States Land-Grant University Higher Education System without discrimination.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1971 and 1989, respectively, Texas A&M was designated as a sea-grant and a space-grant institution, making it among the first four universities to hold the triple distinction of land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant designations.