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2b. Joint-Stock Companies
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With an excess landless population to serve as workers, and motivated, adventurous, or devout investors, the joint-stock company became the vehicle by which England finally settled the Western Hemisphere.

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History
U.S. History
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Provider:
Independence Hall Association
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US History
Date Added:
02/15/2018
2c. Jamestown Settlement and the "Starving Time"
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The first joint-stock company to launch a lasting venture to the New World was the Virginia Company of London. The investors had one goal in mind: gold. They hoped to repeat the success of Spaniards who found gold in South America.

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History
U.S. History
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Diagram/Illustration
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Independence Hall Association
Provider Set:
US History
Date Added:
02/15/2018
U.S. History, Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650, Challenges to Spain’s Supremacy
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By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Identify regions where the English, French, and Dutch explored and established settlements
Describe the differences among the early colonies
Explain the role of the American colonies in European nations’ struggles for domination

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Social Science
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Module
Date Added:
09/21/2018