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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Land-Grant_College_Act
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Morrill_Act_of_1890
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:category
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Education law
19th-century American legislation
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:12_Stat._503
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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July 2, 1862
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gptkbp:effect
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established land-grant universities in the United States
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:focus
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agriculture
engineering
mechanic arts
military tactics
practical education
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:An_Act_Donating_Public_Lands_to_the_Several_States_and_Territories_which_may_provide_Colleges_for_the_Benefit_of_Agriculture_and_the_Mechanic_Arts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Morrill Act
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gptkbp:landGrant
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gptkb:U.S._states_and_territories
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gptkbp:legacy
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creation of public universities
expansion of higher education access
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gptkbp:purpose
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to create land-grant colleges
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation
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gptkb:Hatch_Act_of_1887
gptkb:Morrill_Act_of_1890
gptkb:Smith-Lever_Act_of_1914
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Justin_Smith_Morrill
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cooperative_Extension_System
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