1862 was a year filled with handing away land to promote settlement. We wanted everyone to benefit in this relatively new country and we wanted to make sure everyone had access to quality education. So how exactly did we go about doing that?
Homestead Act of 1862
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=31
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/homestead-act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_Acts
Morril Act of 1862
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=33
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrill_Land-Grant_Acts
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Land-Grant-College-Act-of-1862
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70039204
https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1050/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey
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