Colonial America

How a Rigged Lottery Saved Jamestown

A desperate English company rigged a lottery in 1612 to fund a failing colony—and stumbled onto the financial model that would build the New World.

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Colonial America17th CenturyVirginia CompanyEconomic HistoryGamblingJamestownEarly Modern PeriodEnglish ColonizationFinancial InnovationThomas Smith

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