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The Land Grant Act of 1850 [1] provided for 3.75 million acres of land to the United States to support railroad projects; by 1857 21 million acres of public lands were used for railroads in the Mississippi River valley, and the stage was set for more substantial Congressional subsidies to future railroads.
Morrill Land-Grant Acts; Other short titles: Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of 1862: Long title: An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Nicknames: Morrill Act of 1862: Enacted by: the 37th United States Congress ...
The Illinois Central Railroad in 1851 was the first railroad to receive a federal land grant. The grant was part of the Land Grant Act of 1850, which provided 3.75 million acres of land to support railroad projects. The Illinois Central received nearly 2.6 million acres of land in Illinois.
The Land Grant Act of 1850 provided for 3.75 million acres of land to the states to support railroad projects; by 1857 21 million acres of public lands were used for railroads in the Mississippi River valley, and the stage was set for more substantial Congressional subsidies to future railroads. [13]
The passage of the law was largely due to the efforts of Samuel R. Thurston, the Oregon territorial delegate to Congress. [5] The act, which became law on 27 September 1850, granted 320 acres (1.3 km 2) of designated areas free of charge to every unmarried white male citizen eighteen or older and 640 acres (2.6 km 2) to every married couple arriving in the Oregon Territory before 1 December ...
The Oregon Donation Land Claim Act was passed in 1850 and allowed white settlers to claim 320 acres or 640 to married couples between 1850 and 1855 when the act was repealed. Before it was repealed in 1855, the land was sold for $1.25 per acre. [ 15 ]
Legendary producer, Norman Lear, passed away on December 5. 'The Princess Bride' actor Cary Elwes remembered Lear on Instagram following his death.
California is admitted to the Union as the 31st state (see History of California and An Act for the Admission of the State of California). Utah Territory is established. New Mexico Territory is organized by order of the U.S. Congress. September 18 – The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is passed by the U.S. Congress.