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Although their military and economic powers grew, the Dutch were still not more powerful than the Portuguese in the 1500's

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False.

The Dutch took over the spice trade in the Indian Ocean while colonizing Indonesia. The Portuguese were moving towards Brazil rather than the Indian Ocean while the Dutch took their place as the primary power in the region.
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