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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement summarizes advantages that Dutch East India Company traders had over Portuguese and Spanish traders?
A
The company had helpful agreements with English merchants.
B
The company was not permitted to raise armies or sign treaties.
C
The company was closely supervised by the Dutch government.
D
The company could wage war and govern overseas territories.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement summarizes advantages that Dutch East India Company traders had over Portuguese and Spanish traders? The company had sovereign powers to wage war and govern overseas territories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Importance of the Dutch East India Company Today The Dutch East India Company was also important in that it was active in bringing European ideas and technology to Asia. It also expanded European exploration and opened up new areas to colonization and trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dutch East India Company, byname of United East India Company, Dutch Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, trading company founded in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands) in 1602 to protect that state’s trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in the Dutch war of independence from Spain.

Detailed explanation-4: -How did the Portuguese use geographic factors to help them control the spice trade? They conquered inland kingdoms, which they turned into a trading empire. They used force and diplomacy to set up coastal trading posts. They used diplomacy to establish alliances with inland Indian rulers and Arab traders.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) was formed in 1602 in order to unite various small trade companies which had created commercial links with the India and East Asia during the late sixteenth century.

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