Influence Of The Dutch Imperialism

The Dutch colonial time in history was a time where different territories were controlled by the Netherlands from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. The Dutch followed the footsteps of the Portuguese and the Spanish in expanding their land across the European continent. The Dutch empire was very dedicated in trading, and most of their colonies were in fact trading posts ruled by two independent trade companies, the Dutch East India Company and Dutch West India Company. Both these companies played a big part in the forming of the Dutch imperialism because they set out most of the big, important trips and controlled the silk and spice trade. Because they were so focused in trade, they opened themselves many opportunities to control territories