What Were the Mississippi Company and the South Sea Company

question 34

Multiple Choice

What were the Mississippi Company and the South Sea Company?

• A) two successful joint-stock ventures that increased Atlantic trade dramatically
• B) corporations that helped manage the national debt in France and England
• C) corporations that created massive bubbles that eventually burst and caused economic strife
• D) economic initiatives that dramatically increased the popularity of both the French and British kings
• E) economic enterprises that demonstrated the value of venture capitalists and speculation

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