RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Homestead Act
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Dawes Act
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Morrill Act
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -Citation: Act of July 2, 1862 (Morrill Act), Public Law 37-108, which established land grant colleges, 07/02/1862; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1996; Record Group 11; General Records of the United States Government; National Archives.
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: -Aided by the secession of many states that did not support the plans, the reconfigured Morrill Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 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.