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The Dutch Maritime Empire
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The Dutch Maritime Empire
The Dutch
EQ: How did Empire-Building in this Era Compare to Previous Eras?
-Compared to the previous era, this era colonized areas across the sea
-Both eras still used trade to prosper and gain wealth
- Wanted to expand into the Spice Trade between Asia and Europe
-Most successful shipping nation in Europe
-Ruled more by merchants than an aristocracy
Shipbuilding
-Built ships plank-first
-This allowed them to build whatever
shape they thought would serve best, whereas frame-first builders would be constrained by the type of shapes they could make.
Dutch East and West India Companies
-The Dutch East India Company was one of the most successful and beneficial enterprises in history
-It also benefited from spice trade, plantations, and oil reserves
-The Dutch West India Company est. many colonies/trade posts in the 1620s and 1630s
-Largest success for them was the seizure of a Spanish silver fleet
History
-After gaining their independence from Spain, the Dutch prospered
-Amsterdam became a cultural center, as well as a center of international trade
-In 1614, the Dutch est. New Netherland on the East coast of North America
-Controlled areas of modern northern Brazil and the north coast of South America
Decline and Fall
-Series of wars between Britain and France
-Internal disagreements weakened the Republic
-In 1795 the Revolutionary French Army invaded, ending the Dutch Republic