Identify the main pull factor that drew both domestic and foreign-born people to move to American cities in the late 1800s. A. job opportunities B. voting rights C. persecution D. greater personal freedoms

What was the purpose of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890? A. They privatized the Ivy League schools. B. They required the opening of women’s colleges. C. They set aside land and money for affordable land-grant colleges. D. They encouraged hiring teachers with specific subject knowledge.

What was a pull factor for European immigrants in the late 1800s? A. crop failures on European farms B. factory jobs in American cities C. literacy requirements in the U.S. D. religious persecution in Europe

2) Passed on July 2, 1862, this act made it possible for new western states to establish colleges for their citizens. The new land-grant institutions, which emphasized agriculture and mechanic arts, opened opportunities to thousands of farmers and working people previously excluded from higher education.

The Second Morrill Act, which provided for annual appropriations to each state to support its land grant college, was passed by Congress in 1890. In addition to appropriating funding, the Second Morrill Act also forbade racial discrimination in admissions policies for colleges receiving these federal funds.

3) Everybody wanted a job to help their families back home. Literacy requirement is a negative and crop failures in Europe would be a push factor.