The Dutch West Indies Company thought the primary value of the New Netherlands was to
A) Absorb surplus products not consumed in Holland.
B) Keep English colonists in New England and the Chesapeake region separated.
C) Prevent Spain from expanding northward from Florida.
D) Provide food for its more profitable colonies in Brazil and the Caribbean.

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The Dutch West Indies Company primarily saw the New Netherlands as a means to produce food for their more profitable colonies in Brazil and the Caribbean. This is evidenced by the fact that they focused on establishing farms and plantations rather than trading posts or settlements.

The Dutch West Indies Company Thought the Primary Value of the New