Mississippi Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Partnerships
gptkbp:activities land speculation
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Mississippi_Bubble
land grants
economic theories of the time
speculative finance
economic policies of John Law
financial speculation risks
gptkbp:capital 6 million livres
investments from European investors
gptkbp:challenges local governance issues
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:West_India_Company
gptkbp:contributed_to French economic history
gptkbp:created new economic opportunities
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:currency Mississippi notes
gptkbp:dissolved 1731
gptkbp:foldable speculative bubble
gptkbp:founded 1717
gptkbp:founder gptkb:John_Law
gptkbp:government gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:historical_period Early 18th century
gptkbp:historical_significance early example of financial speculation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi Company
gptkbp:impact economic crisis in France
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:French_Revolution
economic conditions in Europe
French colonial ambitions
European colonial competition
gptkbp:investment gptkb:French_nobility
infrastructure development
gptkbp:involved_in slave trade
trade with Native Americans
trade routes development
export of goods
gptkbp:is_opposed_by local settlers.
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:monarchy
French aristocracy
John Law's financial policies
gptkbp:led_to bankruptcy of many investors
financial reforms in France
increased French presence in North America
gptkbp:legacy influence on future colonial companies
gptkbp:location gptkb:French_Louisiana
gptkbp:operates_in 1731
gptkbp:promoted_settlement French settlers
gptkbp:provides_opportunities_for gptkb:land_ownership
gptkbp:purpose colonization and trade
gptkbp:relation_to gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkbp:resulted_in loss of investor confidence
changes in colonial policy
gptkbp:revenue mercantilism
speculative investment
taxes from settlers
gptkbp:strategic_goals overextension of credit
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Company_of_the_West
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Mississippi_River_Basin
gptkbp:type colonial enterprise
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Law
gptkb:Mississippi_Bubble
gptkb:Crisis_of_the_Mississippi_Bubble
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7