For What Reason Did the Dutch Kill or Enslave Nearly

question 33

Multiple Choice

For what reason did the Dutch kill or enslave nearly the entire population of the Bandanese Islands?

• A) The Dutch wanted to construct a fort to protect themselves from the Spaniards in Manila.
• B) The Dutch wanted revenge after the traditional chiefs of Banda killed Dutch diplomats.
• C) The Dutch wanted to buy nutmeg at a low price in the Bandanese Islands and sell nutmeg at many times that price in Europe.
• D) The Dutch wanted to intimidate the inhabitants of the nearby Maluku islands to sell their silk only to the Dutch.

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