Dutch Colonial Efforts Were

question 4

Multiple Choice

Dutch colonial efforts were

• A) incredibly unsuccessful, as their huge expenditures did not produce a single profitable colony.
• B) ended by superior Portuguese power in North America before 1700.
• C) weakened by their principled refusal to take part in the slave trade.
• D) highly successful in Southeast Asia, and particularly on the island of Java.
• E) most economically profitable in New Amsterdam.

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