"The Dutch have settled here chiefly for the sake of the trade in furs, for which purpose they have established factories and trading posts... They do not drive the Native Americans from their land by force, but live in peace with them, exchanging European goods for pelts, thereby building alliances."
—Adapted from Adriaen van der Donck, A Description of New Netherland, 1655
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of history, which of the following best describes a major difference between the Dutch colonization model and the British colonization model in North America?
- AThe British adopted the Spanish encomienda system to coerce Native American labor for large-scale mining operations.
- BThe British promoted free-trade policies that allowed colonists to trade freely with other European empires without imperial taxation or regulation.
- The British sent large numbers of male and female settlers to establish agricultural communities, which led to frequent conflicts with Native Americans over land, whereas the Dutch relied on small trade alliances and outposts.Cevap
- DThe British established identical agricultural economies in both the New England and Chesapeake colonies that relied completely on enslaved labor.
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The British model relied on sending large numbers of male and female settlers to establish agricultural communities, resulting in land conflicts with Native Americans, whereas the Dutch model focused on smaller trade outposts and alliances for the fur trade.
The correct option is correct because the British colonization model was characterized by settler colonialism with family units seeking land for agriculture, which stood in contrast to the Dutch model of establishing small, trade-focused outposts centered on the fur trade.
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