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Unit 1 – Interactions North America, 1491–1607
Topic 1.4
What was the importance of joint-stock companies?
Multiple people would face the risks but only the leader in charge would benefit.
They allowed for only one shareholder to have the risks and the benefits.
The King could have the benefits of colonization without having many risks.
It limited companies on how much money they could make establishing controls on capitalism.
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