Meanings
proper nounthe Mississippi Scheme
- FrancehistoricalA financial scheme devised by John Law in 18th-century France.
Synonyms: Mississippi Bubble
- UShistoricalA political strategy used by white Democrats in Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, by intimidating black voters and to guarantee that white Democrats would take control of the state government.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA financial scheme devised by John Law in 18th-century France.
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