Period 2 Question 1

Primary Source

Engraved scene by John Law depicting Europeans trading gold with American Indians on the banks of the Mississippi River.

John Law, The Wonderful Land of Mississippi, 1720 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History)

Engraved scene by John Law (Scottish artist, economist, and founder of the investment company the Mississippi Company) depicting Europeans trading gold with American Indians on the banks of the Mississippi River.