The Dutch West India Company wanted to establish a colony in North America to trade good such as furs and spices. This was at a time where many European nations were "scrambling" for territory in the Americas.
Because the difference is we all come from a certain type ethnicity and the votes compared to Ethnicity depends on wha type ethnicity we come from...
9. I believe is A. 10. I believe is C. And 11. I believe isD.
Because they were big events in history that made today be today ;)