Charter Companies: The Original Monopolies | Modern World History 14 of 30 | Study Hall

In the 16th century, seafaring countries wanted to dominate trade–so they formed chartered companies that helped empires expand their wallets and their borders. In this episode of Study Hall: World History, we’ll look at how emerging economic theories like mercantilism helped companies like East India Company and the United East India Company reshaped how the world did business.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:02 - Chartered companies as new enterprises
5:04 - Chartered companies as commercial organizations
7:15 - Beyond commerce: chartered companies as political organizations and tools of imperial control
8:51 - The decline of chartered companies
11:32 - Conclusion
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