What gave the Dutch merchants an advantage over the Portuguese and the English? plz i need help!!!

English and dutch merchants enjoyed two main. This preview shows page 19 - 21 out of 30 pages. English and Dutch merchants enjoyed two main advantages over their Portuguese predecessors. They sailed faster, cheaper, and more powerful ships, which offered both an economic and a military edge over their competitors.

In the early 1600s, the Dutch and British came to India. ... The Dutch and British drove out the Portuguese, a British fleet defeating the Portuguese off the coast of India in 1612.

it provided for selection of government employees through competitive examinations. it also made it unlawful to fire or demote covered employees for political reasons or to require them to give political service or payment, and it set up a civil service commission to enforce the law.

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i believe the answer is c