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Homestead Act:160 acre of land to a citizen who cultivated the land for five years after the initial claim. Passed by Congress on 1862, was land grants to railroads. 1st done by Abraham Lincoln

Morrill Act: land grant given to STATES to finance agricultural and mechanical colleges.

The Morill act was for states to produce colleges with the land given, where as the homestead act was given to a citizen who promised to cultivate the land for 5 years.

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