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#Land-Speculation

Events indexed under #Land-Speculation — 5 entries in the record.

5 events From Jan 7, 1795 To Jan 24, 1849 Open in filter view →
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1795 · 1 event1810 · 1 event1830 · 1 event1836 · 1 event1849 · 1 event17951849
DateEventLanesStatus
1849-01-24California Gold Rush Enables Massive Land Speculation Fraud and Corruption Schemes
Palmer (San Francisco banker) · Pio Pico · Peralta family · California state government
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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
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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
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1810-03-16Fletcher v. Peck Establishes Judicial Protection for Fraudulent Contracts and Corrupt Land Deals
Chief Justice John Marshall · U.S. Supreme Court · John Peck · Robert Fletcher · +1
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1795-01-07Yazoo Land Fraud Represents Largest Corruption Scandal of Early Republic
Georgia Legislature · Governor George Mathews · Senator James Gunn · Four land development companies
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