USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Morrill Act of 1862 ____
A
established women’s colleges like Vassar.
B
required compulsory school attendance through high school.
C
granted public lands to states to support higher education.
D
mandated racial integration in public schools.
E
removed all federal funding from education.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Sponsored by Vermont Congressman Justin Morrill, the Morrill Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862.

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