Joint-Stock Companies Encouraged Investment in Trade by

question 5

Multiple Choice

Joint-stock companies encouraged investment in trade by

• A)concentrating all liability on the bank.
• B)concentrating all liability on the monarch.
• C)limiting liability to the amount an investor invested.
• D)limiting liability to less than an investor invested.
• E)concentrating all liability on the shipping company.

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