What was the purpose of the morrill acts of 1862 and 1890?
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a. they privatized the ivy league schools.
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b. they required the opening of women's colleges.
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c. they set aside land and money for affordable land-grant colleges
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d. they encouraged hiring teachers with specific subject knowledge.

C. They set aside land and money for affordable land-grant colleges

Explanation:

The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states. The Morrill Act of 1862 was enacted during the American Civil War and the Morrill Act of 1890 expanded 1862 Act.

By this act, each eligible state received 30,000 acres for establishing and funding educational institutes. The eligibility criteria for states to qualify for this land grant was that there should be no rebellion or insurrection in the state against the government of the United States.

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