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The '''Mississippi Land Company''' was a land company formed in 1763 following the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] victory in the [[French and Indian War]] (1754–1763) in North America. The company was formed to acquire land grants in the vast former [[New France]] region between the [[Appalachian Mountains]] and the [[Mississippi River]] ceded by France to Britain after the war. |
The '''Mississippi Land Company''' was a land company formed in 1763 following the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] victory in the [[French and Indian War]] (1754–1763) in North America. The company was formed to acquire land grants in the vast former [[New France]] region between the [[Appalachian Mountains]] and the [[Mississippi River]] ceded by France to Britain after the war. |
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==Further reading== |
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*Alvord, Clarence W. ''The Mississippi Valley in British Politics''. Originally published 1916. New York: Russell & Russell, 1959. |
*Alvord, Clarence W. ''The Mississippi Valley in British Politics''. Originally published 1916. New York: Russell & Russell, 1959. |
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 17 January 2024
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The Mississippi Land Company was a land company formed in 1763 following the British victory in the French and Indian War (1754–1763) in North America. The company was formed to acquire land grants in the vast former New France region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River ceded by France to Britain after the war.
The Mississippi Land Company was formed by colonial Virginians including George Washington, John Augustine Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, and William Fitzhugh. The company hoped to establish a new colony in the Mississippi Valley by petitioning the Crown for 2.5 million acres (10,000 km²) in what is now Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee, including where the Ohio River flows into the Mississippi.
Their timing was poor, however, because the British government soon issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which put a temporary halt to the western expansion of the British colonies. Although the boundary line established by the proclamation was extended westward in the following years, the Mississippi Company was never granted lands, and ceased to operate by about 1770.
References
[edit]- Abernethy, Thomas Perkins. Western Lands and the American Revolution. Originally published 1937. New York: Russell & Russell, 1959.
Further reading
[edit]- Alvord, Clarence W. The Mississippi Valley in British Politics. Originally published 1916. New York: Russell & Russell, 1959.
