What was a result of the focus of the Dutch administration of New Netherland on making money?
A) The Dutch were particularly tolerant toward Native Americans by preventing violence toward them.
B) Compared to most of the other European colonies in the Americas, the Dutch embraced ethnic and religious diversity.
C) The Dutch formed tight partnerships with Jewish settlers, making the Jewish population the fastest growing of the seventeenth century.
D) The Dutch concentrated their efforts on trade within the colonies rather than other parts of the world such as China, India, and Africa.
E) The Dutch gave work strictly to Dutch laborers to guarantee that money would remain within the Dutch economy.

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The focus on making money led the Dutch to embrace ethnic and religious diversity in order to attract a wider range of settlers and increase trade. This made New Netherland more tolerant compared to other European colonies in the Americas.

What Was a Result of the Focus of the Dutch