How did the joint stock company facilitate colonial expansion?

Question

A. It helped spread the idea of indigenous people as "inferior" and "needing to be civilized."
B. It increased government control over colonization.
C. It spread risk among many investors and expanded the amount of capital available with which to develop colonies.
D. It lessened the role of Christianity as a motivating force.

Answer 1

C. It spread risk among many investors and expanded the amount of capital available with which to develop colonies.