mads wrote:
5]Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the claim that New Amsterdam would have remained a Dutch possession if not for the conflict over nutmeg?
1]Attempts to cultivate nutmeg trees outside of the Banda Islands had failed.
>> Yes. This is the only reason why Dutch wanted to get the possession of Banda Islands.
1] is definitely a good reason why Dutch wanted control over the Banda Islands,
BUT the question above is asking
what would cause New Amsterdam to remain with Dutch, if the nutmeg conflict (over Banda Islands) did not exist?, meaning what would have prompted the Dutch
to choose New Amsterdam over the Banda Islands.
1] gives a reason why the Dutch would want Banda Islands, and NOT New Amsterdam. this, in fact, is a
WEAKENER as it causes them to
leave NA for Banda Islands.
we need to find the real motivation for the Dutch to pursue Banda Islands. the passage says that:
these nuts, from which the spice is made, ended up as a luxury item in the European market, via Venetian spice merchants. Eager to establish a monopoly over this valuable spice, the Dutch attacked the Bandasthat's IT! the Dutch were interested in monopolizing trade so that an item fetches them more money in the European market. 4] says:
New Amsterdam served as a trading center for furs exported to Europe.This is the most appropriate
STENGTHENER