History of the United States I / Unit 2 USH1 0171 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Joint Stock Companies and Jamestown
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The idea
A joint stock company was a new arrangement where investors provided the capital and assumed the risk in order to reap significant returns.
In practice
The Virginia Company sending one hundred forty-four men and boys in sixteen oh six.
Where people slip
They founded Jamestown on the James River. Many were younger sons without inheritance prospects.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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