What was the role of the dutch in the Caribbean?

The Netherlands and its people have made contributions to in arts, science, technology and engineering, economics and finance, cartography and geography, exploration and navigation, law and jurisprudence, thought and philosophy, medicine. and agriculture.

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assuming that by westerners you mean americans. that they were mean and controlling and abusive to its peasants.

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answer; /// i do believe that the correct answer is (a); a farming tribe that settled primarily along the mississippi and arkansas rivers;