Morrill Act of 1862
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The Morrill Act of 1862 is a landmark U.S. federal law that created the land-grant university system by granting public lands to states to fund colleges focused on agriculture, science, and engineering.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morrill Act of 1862 canonical | 6 |
| First Morrill Act | 1 |
| Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 | 1 |
| Morrill Land-Grant Acts | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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land-grant act ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of the Interior
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of the Interior (initially, for land disposition)
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| alsoKnownAs |
Morrill Act of 1862
ⓘ
surface form:
First Morrill Act
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| appliesTo | Union states ⓘ |
| beneficiaryClass | industrial classes ⓘ |
| condition |
fund principal must remain undiminished
ⓘ
land or proceeds must form a perpetual fund ⓘ only interest of the fund may be used for colleges ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdSystem | United States land-grant university system ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1862-07-02 ⓘ |
| educationLevel | higher education ⓘ |
| effect |
creation of many state universities
ⓘ
expansion of public higher education in the United States ⓘ promotion of practical and vocational curricula ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 37th United States Congress ⓘ |
| focusArea |
agriculture
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ mechanic arts ⓘ military tactics ⓘ scientific and classical studies as related to agriculture and mechanic arts ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | sale of granted public lands ⓘ |
| fundingUse |
endowment of colleges
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support and maintenance of colleges ⓘ |
| grantedTo |
U.S. states
ⓘ
United States territories ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. territories
|
| grantType | federal land grants ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American Civil War ⓘ |
| influenced | development of American research universities ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Justin Smith Morrill ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| landAllocationRule | 30,000 acres of land for each Senator and Representative ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 12 Stat. 503 ⓘ |
| longTermImpact | broadened access to higher education across social classes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Justin Smith Morrill ⓘ |
| policyArea |
agricultural policy
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education policy ⓘ public lands policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier failed Morrill land-grant bill vetoed by James Buchanan ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to create land-grant colleges
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to promote education in agriculture and the mechanic arts ⓘ to support practical higher education for the industrial classes ⓘ |
| relatedAct |
Hatch Act of 1887
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Morrill Act of 1890 ⓘ Smith–Lever Act of 1914 ⓘ
surface form:
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
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| requires |
at least one college per state to receive benefits
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states to submit acceptance to the federal government ⓘ |
| signedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Morrill Land-Grant Acts
this entity surface form:
Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862
this entity surface form:
First Morrill Act
subject surface form:
South Dakota State University
subject surface form:
University of Wyoming