1. What Caused the Golden age?
The two trade companies, the VOC and WIC were the dominant companies at the time. ... The VOC was given the monopoly of all Dutch trade in the east, and were given power even to start wars with their rivals. The WIC was given the monopoly of the American trades, but was not as successful due to conflicts which led to costly wars and loss of territory. ...
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