Sauvolle had been appointed by the King governor of Louisiana; Bienville, lieutenant-governor; and Boisbriant, commander of the fort at Biloxi, with
French Establishes First Colony Near Mississippi
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First French Colony in the Louisiana Area
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France’s Stock Market Collapses
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Government Declares Currency Price Freezes
Law did then what governments do so often, and always with ill-success: he resorted to forced measures.Continuing John Law Promotes The Mississippi
The Winners Sold Early and Got Out
They took advantage of the rage which led so many to sell their estates -- they purchased them, and thus obtained the real for the
The Scheme to Pay Off France’s Debts
The national debt was fifteen to sixteen hundred million, partly in contracts for perpetual annuities, partly in State notes which would soon be
John Law Promotes The Mississippi Bubble
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