Question

Dutch colonial efforts were

a. economically profitable in New Amsterdam.
b. successful in Southeast Asia, and particularly on the island of Java.
c. by superior Portuguese power in North America before 1700.
d.weakened by their principled refusal to take part in the slave trade.
e.incredibly unsuccessful, as their huge expenditures did not produce a single profitable colony.

Answer 1

Dutch colonial efforts were economically profitable in New Amsterdam and successful in Southeast Asia, particularly on the island of Java. However, they faced challenges and later failures in the Americas and the Caribbean.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Dutch colonial efforts in the New World were economically profitable in New Amsterdam, which is now New York City. The Dutch established prosperous colonies along the Hudson River Valley, relying on the fur trade for their income. They encouraged immigration and religious toleration, attracting people from across Europe and Africa.

In Southeast Asia, particularly on the island of Java, the Dutch colonial efforts were also successful. The Dutch East India Company (DEIC) played a major role in the spice trade and had a monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. They became the primary shippers of spices from Asia, slaves from Africa, and sugar from the Americas.

While the Dutch were initially successful in the Americas and the Caribbean, they faced challenges and later failures. They conquered parts of Brazil and captured Portuguese slave-trading forts in Africa, but were eventually forced out by Portuguese Catholics. In the Caribbean, they became an economic powerhouse through successful smuggling operations and contested Spain's economic hold. However, politically, they were less successful, maintaining only six small islands of the Lesser Antilles as colonies.