The Dutch East India Company
In Our Time: History
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How Did the Sea Trade Affect the Dutch?
Portuguese company had to raise money in order to buy pepper, because they didn't have enough to trade with in the east. There was a war in the netherlands at the time, yes? Mighty wars of a long time with spain, yes. And yet they the the how did that affect the dutch attitude to the sea trade? Well, to the attitude and the circumstances, this was an extremely important issue as far as the as the dutch setting up of the east india company and the rest of the trade as a major question.
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