How did Dutch activity in the Americas differ from Spanish and French activity?

a.)

Dutch colonization relied on corporations like the Dutch West India Company.

b.)

Dutch Catholics fled to New Netherlands in search of religious liberty.

c.)

Dutch traders only traded with other Europeans, not with the natives.

d.)

Dutch claims in the Americas were backed up with large numbers of settlers.

a) Dutch colonization relied on corporations like the Dutch West India Company.

Explanation:

The Dutch colonization was based on the establishment of corporations dedicated to the commerce of American products, a form of indirect intervention, whereas the Spanish and French models of colonization were based on the direct intervention of their governments on conquered territories.

The right answer is A.