Joint stock companies

A) eventually allowed colonists to become stockholders.
B) never caught on because of their inability to provide investors with dividends.
C) were confined only to the English investors.
D) limited trade and colonization only to the American colonies.

Joint Stock Companies

Businesses owned by shareholders where the stock can be bought and sold on the open market, spreading the risk and profit among many.

English Investors

Individuals or entities from England that allocate capital with the expectation of earning a financial return, often involving investments in foreign or domestic markets.

Colonists as Stockholders

A historical reference to early European settlers of the Americas who were often granted shares or stakes in colonial ventures, treating colonization as a business enterprise.