WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Treaty of Fort Laramie
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Morrill Act
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Homestead Act
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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: -Passed on July 2, 1862, this act made it possible for states to establish public colleges funded by the development or sale of associated federal land grants. Over 10 million acres provided by these grants were expropriated from tribal lands of Native communities.
Detailed explanation-3: -The original land-grant institutions founded as the result of the 1862 Morrill Act include such prominent names as Cornell, MIT, Penn State, Rutgers, Ohio State, Texas A&M, West Virginia, and the University of California-four dozen of the largest and best public universities in America.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sponsored by Vermont Congressman Justin Morrill, the Morrill Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862.