Unit 3 Vocab
Published on Mar 16, 2016
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HomeStead Act
THE FIRST OF THE ACTS, THE HOMESTEAD ACT OF 1862, WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON MAY 20, 1862. ANYONE WHO HAD NEVER TAKEN UP ARMS AGAINST THE U.S. GOVERNMENT (INCLUDING FREED SLAVES AND WOMEN), WAS 21 YEARS OR OLDER, OR THE HEAD OF A FAMILY, COULD FILE AN APPLICATION TO CLAIM A FEDERAL LAND GRANT. THERE WAS ALSO A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.
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Th Morril Land Act
The Morrill Act of 1862 was also known as the Land Grant College Act. It was a major boost to higher education in America. The grant was originally set up to establish institutions is each state that would educate people in agriculture, home economics, mechanical arts, and other professions that were practical at the time.
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Pacific Railway Act
The "Pacific Railroad Acts" were a series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the United States through authorizing the issuance of government bonds and the grants of land to railroad companies.
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National Banking Act
The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 were two United States federal banking acts that established a system of national banks for banks, and created the United States National Banking System.
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