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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > law and public policy > Morrill Acts
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... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > higher education law > concepts, theories, and legal principles > statutes > Morrill Acts
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > higher education law > statutes > Morrill Acts

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Morrill Acts  

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  • The Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 provided funding for the establishment of land grant colleges and universities in the United States. Under the Morrill Act of 1862, each state received 30,000 acres of land for each senator and representative in the House of Representatives it had been awarded by the census of 1860. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education; Morrill Acts]

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