Joint stock companies raised money through the sale of shares of stock. This allows the company to turn ownership over to the shareholders with the most stocks purchased.
stocks or shares
large sums of money could be raised for the colony with little risk to induvidual investors
Trading is when you exchange items, goods, ideas, inventions and such. Banking is when you add interest and get money from merchants. Joint stock companies are a business in which people invest together.
earn the most money for their investors. The purpose has not changed since they were created.
partly when you pay for the room and partly through maintenance fees
stocks or shares
stocks or shares
Large sums of money could be raised with little risk to the investors.
large sums of money could be raised for the colony with little risk to induvidual investors
Raising money
The money was raised a dollar at a time through individual donations
The money was raised a dollar at a time through individual donations.
made money for the king of England to send settlers to the colonies of North America
raising money
In the 1800's, railroad companies raised the money they needed by selling government land grants.
To earn the most money for their investors.
To earn the most money for their investors.