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What did the Morrill Land –Grant Act provide?

Stable employment on farmland for all Native Americans
Gave 160 acres to African American families.
Distribution of millions of acres of western lands to state governments in order to fund state agricultural colleges
Gave each homestead family 1 acre of farmland.

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Answer: Gave each homestead family 1 acre of farmland.

Explanation: Officially titled "An Act Donating Public Lands to the Several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts," the Morrill Act provided each state with 30,000 acres of Federal land for each member in their Congressional delegation.

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