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.
1840s
Factory-made agricultural machinery increases farmers' need for cash and encourages commercial farming
1841
Practical grain drill patented
1842
First grain elevator, Buffalo, NY
1843
Sir John Lawes founded the commercial fertilizer industry by developing a process for making superphosphate
1844
Practical mowing machine patented
1847
Irrigation begun in Utah
1849
Mixed chemical fertilizers sold commercially
The fertile soil of the Po and Tiber River Valleys allowed Romans to grow a diverse selection of crops, such as olives and grains. ... The Mediterranean Sea, on which Rome was centrally located, further heightened Romans' ability to trade with other societies, increasing Rome's economic strength as a result.
