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European Colonization

Daniel Miller

Daniel Miller

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This study guide covers the founding of Jamestown, focusing on the role of joint-stock companies in financing the venture. It explores the companies' benefits (access to capital, limited liability) and their importance in early colonial economics. The guide details Jamestown's early struggles (disease, conflict with Indigenous peoples, poor leadership) and the initial focus on gold over agriculture. Finally, it examines John Smith's leadership and his impact on the colony's survival.

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#The Genesis of Jamestown: Joint-Stock Companies

This section is crucial! Understanding joint-stock companies is key to grasping early colonial economics and motivations.

#The Rise of Joint-Stock Companies 💸

  • What were they? Business organizations where investors pooled money to fund ventures. Think of it like a group of friends going in on a business together, sharing the risk and...
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What was the primary purpose of a joint-stock company in the context of early English colonization? 💰

To establish religious freedom in the New World

To provide military support for colonial defense

To pool investor money for funding ventures

To promote trade with Indigenous peoples