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Mississippi Scheme

Mississippi Scheme proper noun: a financial scheme devised by John Law in 18th-century France.

Proper noun

the Mississippi Scheme

  1. (France, historical) A financial scheme devised by John Law in 18th-century France.
  2. (US, historical) A 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 of Mississippi Scheme

Questions about Mississippi Scheme

What does Mississippi Scheme mean?
Mississippi Scheme means a financial scheme devised by John Law in 18th-century France.
What part of speech is Mississippi Scheme?
Mississippi Scheme is a proper noun.

Words near Mississippi Scheme in the dictionary

  1. Mississippi rifle
  2. Mississippi rifles
  3. Mississippi River
  4. Mississippi sax
  5. Mississippi saxes
  6. Mississippi Scheme
  7. Mississippi State
  8. Mississippi Territory
  9. Mississippi wind chime
  10. Mississippi wind chimes
  11. Mississippi windchime

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