Question

What did the Morrill Grant Land Act of 1862 accomplish for education in America? It gave land to the states to build elementary schools. It forced states to give land to new homesteaders. It made running public schools much cheaper. It gave land to the states to build colleges.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option d)  It gave land to the states to build colleges.

Officially kown as Land-Grant College Act of 1862 or the Morrill Act was a Congress Act passed in 1862 which gave public land grants to States in order to build new colleges and Universities.

At the time, the United States had a handful of schools of higher education and this was seen as a way to simultaneously build universites all over the country and improve the overall skill level in the country.