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Identify and State the Historical Significance of the Following

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Andrew Carnegie


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Joint Stock Companies

Businesses owned by shareholders where the stock can be bought and sold on the open market, spreading the risk and profit among many.

English Investors

Individuals or entities from England that allocate capital with the expectation of earning a financial return, often involving investments in foreign or domestic markets.

Colonists as Stockholders

A historical reference to early European settlers of the Americas who were often granted shares or stakes in colonial ventures, treating colonization as a business enterprise.

Algonquian Indians

A group of Native American peoples speaking Algonquian languages, spread across a vast area of North America from the Atlantic coast to the Great Lakes.

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