Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Land-Grant_College_Act_of_1862
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Second_Morrill_Act
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:benefit |
public colleges and universities
|
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:12_Stat._503
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
July 2, 1862
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:focus |
agriculture
engineering mechanic arts military tactics |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
expanded access to higher education in the US
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Morrill Land-Grant Act
|
| gptkbp:provides |
federal land to states
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
establish land-grant colleges
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Hatch_Act_of_1887
gptkb:Smith-Lever_Act_of_1914 |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
creation of land-grant universities
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Justin_Smith_Morrill
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:First_Morrill_Act
gptkb:Plan_for_a_State_University_for_the_Industrial_Classes |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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