Which of the Following Describes a Difference Between How the British

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a difference between how the British East India Company operated in Mughal India and how the Dutch East India Company operated in Indonesia in the seventeenth century?

• A) The British ruled directly over all of India,while the Dutch operated under the authority of local powerful elites.
• B) The British negotiated treaties with local Indian rulers,while the Dutch established control through conquest and colonization.
• C) The British had to send half their profits back to the government in London,while the Dutch kept all their profits.
• D) The British assimilated into Indian society,while the Dutch encouraged the local population to become more Dutch.

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