The Rise of the Dutch and English
Trading Empires
n Dutch and English rivals
challenged the weakened
Portuguese in the 17th century.
q The Dutch captured Malacca and
built a fort at Batavia in Java in
1620.
q They decided to concentrate on
the monopoly control of some
spices.
q The English were forced to fall
back to India.
n The Dutch trading empire
resembled the Portuguese, but
they had better armed ships and
controlled their monopoly with
ruthless efficiency.