jan 1, 1862 - Morrill Act funds public state universities

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set aside 140 million federal acres that states could sell to raise money for public universities called land-grant colleges (Authorized by the Morrill Act of 1862, land-grant colleges were public universities founded to broaden educational opportunities and foster technical and scientific expertise. These universities were funded by the Morrill Act, which authorized the sale of federal lands to raise money for higher education.)

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