The South Sea Bubble began when the Whig government, led by the Earl of Sunderland, implemented a scheme to swap government securities for South Sea Company shares, allowing the Company to assume a large portion of the national debt.

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  Ottobah Cugoano on British Slavery, National Debt, and Speculative ...

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• Ottobah Cugoano on British Slavery, National Debt, and Speculative ... jmphil.org Journal of Modern Philosophy via serper

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• South Sea Company entity