The Dutch East and West India Companies gained financial supremacy in all Europe by
a. establishing a monopoly on products from the Indies.
b. forming themselves as a joint-stock company.
c. reducing the risk of overseas cargo trade by attracting many investors, thus spreading out the financial burden.
d. allowing trade of stocks in the market in Amsterdam.
e. doing all of these.
ANSWER:
e
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