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Why were Jamestown and Plymouth financed by joint-stock companies?

Creating America: A History of the United States, McDougal Littell, 2005, page 104

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Raleigh's failure to finance Roanoke proved that one man could not finance a colony. As a result, joint-stock companies stepped in providing finance by investors for profit.

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Creating America