Morrill Acts
Which senator created the Morrill Acts?
Justin S. Morrill
How many land-grant colleges are in Texas?
2
Explain the difference between domesticated and tame
Domesticated- multi-generational, dependent upon humans
Tame- A singular organism with conditional behaviors
Who created the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What does the USDA stand for?
United States Department of Agriculture
When was the first Morrill Act created?
1862
Name both land-grant colleges in Texas
Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University
True or false- Humans switched form a permanent settlement to a nomadic life-style.
False
When was the mechanical reaper created?
1830s
Which president created the USDA?
Abraham Lincoln
What did the Hatch Act of 1887 do?
Created experiment stations
In the Hatch Act of 1887, who ran the experiment stations?
When were cattle domesticated?
10,000 years ago
When was the combine built?
1834
When was the USDA created?
1862
How many HBCU institutions were established from the Morrill Act of 1890?
19
Which university holds the longest land-grant status?
Rutgers University
True or false- Different regions of the world have different methods of agriculture.
True
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
How many agencies are in the USDA?
18
Name all three years that the Morrill Act was passed
1862, 1890, 1994
What did the Morrill Act of 1994 do?
Established tribally-controlled Native American colleges
What region of the world were most animals and crops domesticated in?
The Fertile Crescent
Who built the first tractor?
John Froehlich
What does FSA stand for in the USDA?
Farm Service Agency