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Land Speculators

Land Speculators is named in 4 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1830 to 1862.

4 events From May 28, 1830 To Jul 1, 1862 Open in filter view →
DateEventLanesStatus
1862-07-01Pacific Railway Act Creates Land Grant System Enabling Massive Railroad Speculation and Corruption
Abraham Lincoln · U.S. Congress · Union Pacific Railroad · Central Pacific Railroad · +2
confirmed
1851-03-03California Land Act of 1851 Enables Systematic Legal Theft from Mexican Land Grant Holders
William M. Gwin · U.S. Congress · Board of Land Commissioners · Californio landowners · +2
confirmed
1836-07-11Jackson Issues Specie Circular Requiring Hard Money for Land Purchases, Triggering Credit Contraction
Andrew Jackson · Levi Woodbury · Martin Van Buren · U.S. Treasury Department · +1
confirmed
1830-05-28Indian Removal Act Authorizes Ethnic Cleansing to Benefit Land Speculators and Slaveholders
Andrew Jackson · U.S. Congress · Cherokee Nation · Five Civilized Tribes · +2
confirmed