Why might investors in the British East India Company have looked toward the Netherlands for ways to improve trade?

Question

A. The Dutch were able to keep the English out of Asia
B. The Dutch were able to generate significant interest in European manufactured goods in China
C. The Dutch were more successful in obtaining trade partners and trade monopolies in Asia
D. The Dutch had superior knowledge in the Americas

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The Dutch were more successful in obtaining trade partners and trade monopolies in Asia.

During the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company was highly successful in establishing trade networks and monopolies in various parts of Asia, including Indonesia and other regions rich in spices and other valuable goods. The British East India Company, looking to enhance its own trade efforts, would likely have looked toward the practices, strategies, and relationships that the Dutch had successfully developed in order to improve its own position in Asian trade.