1 – Aggressive Dutch traders were able to…

a.) reduce the English influence on the spice market to a single port on the southern coast of Sumatra

b.) take over control of the slave trade by striking deals with nearly all of the African kingdoms on the Gold Coast

c.) drive up the price of sugar from the Americas by creating artificial sugar

d.) make their country the richest in Europe in a just a few years

2 – European rulers were determined to gain control of the islands of S.E. Asia because

a.) whichever nation controlled those islands controlled the trade route between China and Europe

b.) they were vital to launching a military invasion of the mainland

c.) the spice trade there was enormously profitable

d.) the climate was perfect for bathing

thanks again!