Dutch colonial efforts were
A) incredibly unsuccessful, as their huge expenditures did not produce a single profitable colony.
B) ended by superior Portuguese power in North America before 1700.
C) weakened by their principled refusal to take part in the slave trade.
D) highly successful in Southeast Asia, and particularly on the island of Java.
E) most economically profitable in New Amsterdam.

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Dutch colonial efforts were highly successful in Southeast Asia, and particularly on the island of Java. The Dutch established a profitable spice trade, controlled much of present-day Indonesia, and maintained a dominant position in the region for centuries. While the Dutch also had colonies in other parts of the world, including New Amsterdam (present-day New York), they were not as economically profitable as their colonies in Southeast Asia.

Dutch Colonial Efforts Were