One thing that allowed the Dutch to become active in the West African Trade in the mid-sixteenth century was the colonization of the Americas.
<h3 /><h3>What was the effect of the colonization of the Americas on Dutch Trade?</h3>
As a result of the colonization of the Americas, the sugar industry was able to grow thanks to the sugar plantations in places like Brazil and Haiti which fed a very demanding population in Europe.
The Dutch then used this as an opportunity to get involved in the trade of enslaved people from West Africa. These enslaved people would be used on the profitable sugar plantations and would go through living hell.
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