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Why might investors in the British East India Company have looked toward the Netherlands for ways to improve trade?(1 point)
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The Dutch were more successful in obtaining trade partners and trade monopolies in Asia.
The Dutch were more successful in obtaining trade partners and trade monopolies in Asia.

The Dutch had superior knowledge in the Americas.
The Dutch had superior knowledge in the Americas.

The Dutch were able to generate significant interest in European manufactured goods in China.
The Dutch were able to generate significant interest in European manufactured goods in China.

The Dutch were able to keep the English out of Asia.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The Dutch were more successful in obtaining trade partners and trade monopolies in Asia.

They dominated Asian trade in the 17th century (VOC) and developed effective commercial and naval strategies that English investors wanted to emulate.