The Dutch East India Company VOC

Holland is a country in (__________)

• Africa

• Europe

• India

• China

Rich men in Holland formed a trading company called ( (a)   )

Holland became very rich in the:

• 15th Century

• 16th Century

• 17th Century

• 14th Century

People in Holland speak a language called:

• German

• French

• English

• Dutch

The Dutch began to compete with the (__________) for control over the sea route to the East.

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• English

• French

How many times did the VOC have to stop in Africa?

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 3

The VOC wanted to send their ships around Africa to buy (__________) in the East and sell them for a profit in Europe.

• gold

• spices

• ivory

• silk

The (__________) had control over the sea route around Africa to the Indian Ocean.

• Dutch

• Portuguese

• British

• French

The Portuguese set up trading posts along the (__________) coast.

• African

• Indian

• Chinese

• European

The (__________) ships attacked the Portuguese fleets and slowly took over most of their trading ports.

• Dutch

• French

• British

• Spanish