The Dutch Traded Manhattan for Nutmeg Fact
At the height of the spice trade, the Dutch traded Manhattan to the English for the Nutmeg-rich Run Island via the 1674 Treaty of Westminster.
The Dutch
The Dutch are the people of the Netherlands. The Dutch were a major historical European superpower, especially during the spice trade.
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The First Public Stocks Were Issued to Reduce Risks Related to Pirates Fact
The rise of piracy and the birth of the public stock market roughly intersect, this is because the first public stocks were essentially a type of insurance against pirates.
The Dutch East India Company Was the First Publicly Traded Company Fact
In 1602, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) became the first publicly traded company when it sold shares on its own Amsterdam Stock Exchange (the first stock market).