Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1991
Department 1
History
Abstract
Founded in 1786 by former officers of the Continental Army to promote an orderly expansion of American society westward, the Ohio Company soon succumbed to the desire of many of its investors to make money. The aims of settlement warred with the desire to make a profit through land speculation; eventually the company dissolved, a casualty of its inability to reconcile the varied interests of shareholders and to manage westward development.
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Recommended Citation
Shannon, Timothy J. "The Ohio Company and the Meaning of Opportunity in the American West, 1786-1795," New England Quarterly, 64 (September 1991): 393-413. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/366349.
Required Publisher's Statement
© New England Quarterly Incorporated, 1991. This article is posted here by the permission New England Quarterly for personal use, not redistribution. The article was published in New England Quarterly, Volume 64, Number 3, September 1991, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/366349.