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.

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Joint stock companies were pivotal in the colonization efforts, allowing for the pooling of resources and spreading of risk among investors. Over time, this model enabled broader participation, including by colonists, in the economic ventures of the New World.

Joint Stock Companies