This act, named for a Vermont congressman, did not affect states that had seceded from the Union.
The namesake of this legislation had earlier introduced a tariff that led a Virginia newspaper to offer $25 for that congressman, dead or alive. This act was originally vetoed because it did not include provisions for military training, and this act was later modified by the Hatch Act. The movement to pass this act was led by Jonathan Baldwin Turner, and a second act of this name was passed in 1890. This act, named for a Vermont congressman, did not affect states that had seceded from the Union. For 10 points, name this legislation that allocated 30,000 acres of land per congressman to states for the establishment of engineering and agriculture colleges, an 1862 land-grant act.
The namesake of this legislation had earlier introduced a tariff that led a Virginia newspaper to offer $25 for that congressman, dead or alive.
Morrill Land-Grant Act