Merchant-adventurer companies
a. did not require royal charters in order to function.
b. were financed and directed by a single investor.
c. sold shares to several stockholders in order to minimize each individual’s risk.
d. were required to grant the king a majority interest.
e. were the same as proprietary colonies.
ANS: C
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