\Which empire focused on building the most successful merchant fleet and private companies to maximize trade instead of conqueri
ng large amounts of land ? (they did however build some settler colonies, New Amsterdam being the most famous) Question 5 options: English Spanish Dutch French
The Dutch empire focused on building the most successful merchant fleet and private companies to maximize trade instead of conquering large amounts of land.
The Dutch build a settler colony called New Amsterdam (New York in modern times) with great ethnic and linguistic diversity and this diversity still prevails.