The English East India Company and the VOC were privately owned companies that enjoyed all of the following advantages EXCEPT
A) funds to outfit ships and hire crews.
B) commodities and money for trade.
C) direct government supervision.
D) the potential for tremendous profits.
E) heavily armed ships to back up their demands.
Answer: C) direct government supervision.
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