Which of the following does not describe the Dutch West India Company?
a. It was a private trading company.
b. It seized sugar-producing areas in Brazil.
c. It shipped slaves to Brazil.
d. It paid stockholders huge dividends.
e. All of the above.
ANSWER:
a
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