The legislation that provided large grants of land to states for the establishment of agricultural colleges is known as the Morrill Act. The original Morrill Act was passed in 1862, and it aimed to promote higher education in agriculture and the mechanical arts by granting land to states to build colleges. A second Morrill Act was passed in 1890, which provided additional support specifically to establish colleges for African Americans. These acts significantly contributed to the development of land-grant universities across the United States.
Which legislation gave large grants of land to states to establish agricultural colleges?
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