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12 matches to Mississippi Scheme
Law, John. 1671-1729. Scottish financier. Founded Paris stock exchange, 1717. Bankrupted by Mississippi Scheme, 1720.
Mississippi Scheme. 1717-20. Law’s attempt to develop Louisiana. Speculation led to financial disaster.
De Soto, Hernando. 1500-42. Spanish explorer. First across Mississippi.
Indian Territory. 1834. Originally all territory west of Mississippi. Later, reservations in Oklahoma.
La Salle, Robert. 1643-87. French explorer of Louisiana, Mississippi 1682.
Louisiana. 1643 French LaSalle claims. 1719 Mississippi Company. 1762 England cedes to Spain. 1801 France (San Ildefonso Treaty). 1803 US purchase. 1812 18th State.
Marquette, Jacques. 1637-75. French explorer of Mississippi, 1673. Joliet.
Vicksburg Campaign. 1862-3. Major Union victory for Grant on Mississippi.
Yazoo Land Fraud. 1795. Georgia sells Mississippi to 4 companies for $500K. Legislators all shareholders. Rescinded as unconstitutional 1796.
Darien Scheme. 1698-1700. Failed Scottish attempt to colonize Panama.
Paterson, William. 1658-1719. Scottish. Founded Bank of England 1694. Darien Scheme.
Sunderland, Earl of. 1674-1722. British Whig minister. South Sea National Debt scheme.