Question

What did the Morrill Act of 1862 do?

Answer 1

Answer:

c. It helped create public colleges throughout the United States.

Explanation:

The Morrill Act, as the primary document in American history, came under the patronage of Vermont Congressman Justin Morrill, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The official title was  Act Donating Public Lands to Several States and Territories  which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanical Arts. There were sixty-nine colleges  that used grants, including Cornell University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the  University of Wisconsin at Madison.