The descriptions and the Acts that correspond with them are:
Homestead Act - Gave land to settlers who lived on land for five years
Dawes Act - allotted plots of land to Native Americans
Morrill Land grant Act - Gave land to the states to be used to establish colleges
<h3>What were some land Acts in American history?</h3>
The Homestead Act was passed under Abraham Lincoln and gave land to people if they agreed to stay on it for a period of not less than 5 years. The Dawes Act was passed in 1887 and regulated the land that Native Americans could get.
The Morrill Land grant Act was meant to allocate land to states which they were to use to establish colleges.