COMPANY MONOPOLIES 1
what is the name of the company that colonized indonesia?
VOC or the Dutch East India Company
what are the the two main things the dutch did to generate wealth were?
Taxing trade routes and monopolizing resources
What happen in Banda Island ?
Jan Pieterszoon Coen killed 15,000 inhabitants and enslaved 1,000 just to monopolized nutmeg
What happened in Ambonyna Massacare ?
Herman van Speult killed 21 people because he belived that they're trying to kill him in Amboyna
who was Jan Pieterszoon Coen ?
Jan Pieterszoon Coen is a Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who is responsible for the Banda Massacre and Dutch National hero
What are cash crops?
crops that are grown for the purpose of selling in the market or to export for extra profit.
What happened to Jan Pieterszoon Coen after the Banda Massacre?
He was called a hero and a statue was made in his honor.
Who did Herman van Speult kill in the Amboyna Massacre?
10 British people 10 Japanese people and 1 Portuguese person.
What is a monopoly?
A monopoly is a business that lacks competition in the market and unavailable substitutes for its product.
how did the VOC's monopoloziation impact the region's economy and society?
English, Portuguese, and Muslim long-distance traders had to fall back to other countries due to the VOC’ dominance.
what long distance countries had to fall back to other countries due to voc
Englishmen, Portuguese, and Muslim
List 4 spices down the cash crops that the Dutch monopolized
cloves, nutmeg, mace, and cinnamon
what does VOC stand for?
Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
list down 4 ways the how was the Dutch able to monopolize the spice trade in Indonesia.
- they began either building strategic strongholds overlooking the emporia along the shipping routes,
- Tax trafficking trade routes
- monopolize cash crops to force countries to buy from them
- They made a relentless effort to control spice production in Maluku.
Who was the VOC's biggest competitor?
EIC (English East India Company)