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What was the downfall of the Dutch in the colonies?

a)English takeovers
b)Native American rebellions
c)Disease
d)Poor leadership

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Answer:

A) English takeovers

Step-by-step explanation:

In the 18th century, the Dutch colonial empire began to decline as a result of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War of 1780–1784, in which the Dutch Republic lost a number of its colonial possessions and trade monopolies to the British Empire, along with the conquest of the Mughal Bengal at the Battle of Plassey by the East India Company.

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