What Was the Primary Reason Joint-Stock Companies Failed in Virginia

question 53

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason joint-stock companies failed in Virginia and Maine?

• A) The English government taxed their profits at exorbitant rates.
• B) The colonies did not provide enough of a profit.
• C) The colonists did not ask for enough investment in infrastructure.
• D) The English government demanded control over the operations of the companies.