USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Dutch colonists and the Native Americas become dependent on one another? (The natives hunted and delivered fur pelts for the Dutch. They traded these for the tools, cloth, weapons, and alcohol the Dutch imported.)

Detailed explanation-2: -With a few notable exceptions, the majority of the Dutch colonial empire’s overseas holdings consisted of coastal forts, factories, and port settlements with varying degrees of incorporation of their hinterlands and surrounding regions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traded commodities included textiles, pepper, and yarn from India, cinnamon, cardamom, and gems from Sri Lanka. Some were traded only over short distances, while others traveled greater distances, such as between Indonesia, China, and Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Dutch merchant company chartered in 1602 to carry on trade with Africa, the West Indies, North and South America, and Australia. The sale and exchange of animal furs (like beaver pelts). French and Dutch colonizers focused on trading furs with Native American tribes in North America.