How Imperialism Affected the Dutch The Dutch East Indies was a huge trading place. They traded mainly spices but other things as well. The Dutch East Indies had a trade monopoly. A trade monopoly is “the act or an instance of buying and selling goods and services either on the domestic markets or the international markets” (Trade Monopoly definition). The Dutch traded and colonized with places such as New Amsterdam, Cape Town in South Africa, and Batavia, they traded many things but their main trade items were spices.
The Dutch East Indies traded with many of the colonies they colonized. Some of the places they colonized were New Amsterdam, Cape Town in South Africa, and Batavia. The Dutch East Indies traded different things with all of
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The Dutch East Indies controlled Batavia for around 320 years until they lost control to Japan. Before Japan took Batavia the Dutch had to take control. The Dutch first went to Batavia in 1596, to trade spices. They were looking to exchange spices around that area. Then, in 1602 they arrived near there and then continued to sail to Bantam. There the English East India company was allowed to build
Jolliff 4 posts for trading. A little later on down the road, Batavia became the primary place for trading posts. They were the main trading post for the English until around 1682. When World War two came around the Dutch fell under the rule of Japan, and Batavia was called Batavia until Indonesia got full independence around 1949. In conclusion, The Dutch East Indies was a small but powerful colony. They took over many other places such as New Amsterdam, Batavia, and Cape Town South Africa. The
Dutch East Indies traded lots of things. One of the main things they exchanged every place they colonized was a variety of spices. Some of the spices they traded were peppers, cloves, and cinnamon. The Dutch traded and colonized with places such as New Amsterdam, Cape Town in South Africa, and Batavia, they traded many things but their main trade items were