What was the intent of each of these laws: homestead act, pacific railway act, morrill act

Homestead Act. The Homestead Act allowed migrators to have 160 acres of land, as long as they paid a small fee. They also had to live their for 5 years before the land was officially theirs. 

Pacific Railway Act. The Pacific Railway Act was Congress allowing a transcontinental railroad. 

Morrill Act. The Morrill Act provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges.