The two acts provided ways for the settlers to get western lands. They also forced the Native Americans onto reservations and discriminated against African American families. They also enabled the railroad companies to develop the land that was close to the tracks.
is not "The Homestead Act :) " It's the Morrill Land-Grant Act
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.
To teach them military skills
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The Morrill Act of 1862 established land-grant colleges in the United States, providing states with federal land to sell in order to fund institutions focused on agriculture, science, and engineering. The 1890 Morrill Act expanded this initiative by providing additional funds to land-grant colleges, specifically for institutions that served African American students, thus promoting higher education access for marginalized communities. Together, these acts significantly contributed to the development of public higher education in the U.S.
is not "The Homestead Act :) " It's the Morrill Land-Grant Act
The Morrill Act was associated with the establishment to land grant colleges.
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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To teach them military skills
to create colleges
An impact on higher education that allowed college and land grants for settlers.
They both provided ways for settlers to acquire western lands
To teach them military skills
The first federal grant program was established so that states can establish land-grant colleges. This was included in the Morrill Land-Grant Acts.
I think it was the Morrill land Grant act of 1862. So you may want to look that up.