Justin Morrill
What year did he become the senator?
1867
Arizona Return
1,903X
What year was UMN founded?
1851
Does the Morrill Act focus on public or private institutions?
Public
UMN took land from what tribes?
Dakota and Ojibwe
What state was he the senator of?
Vermont
Vermont Return
6X
How many acres did UMN receive?
94,631
How many land grant universities are there?
100+
How much land was stolen?
Over 1 million acres
What age did he leave school to work?
15
Alabama Return
34X
Why did UMN temporarily close?
Economy
How much federal land were granted to the states?
11 million acres
What year did the Dakota war start?
1862
At what age did he start to pursue politics?
44
Montana Return
145X
Who established UMN?
Minnesota Territorial Legislature
U.S. president that signed the Morrill Act of 1862 into law
Abraham Lincoln
How much money did UMN gain from the lands?
$579,431
What city was he born in?
Strafford
New York Return
79X
What year did Minnesota become a state?
1858
What was passed in 1890?
The Second Morrill Act
How much money was made off of the Dakota land?
$18,000,000