What was the pupose of creating the Dutch the Dutch West india company?

Question

What was the pupose of creating the Dutch the Dutch West india company?

Answer 1

Because the Dutch east india company would just sound stupid.

Answer 2

to trade between the west indies and the rest of the world, mostly spices and tea, etc.

Answer 3

To steal & conquer from others under the guise of trade!

Answer 4

Trade.

Answer 5

many many many people will say trade... and this is true... kind of.

The biggest motivation was, money. the dutch built their fleet to hoarde richest. and eventhough the EAST indie compagnie was majoritively tradebased. the West indie compagnie was more based on raiding spanish fleets of gold and silver to fund the 80 year war against spain.

later during the golden century. the dutch east indie compagnie mostly traded in slaves that were to be put to work in northern south america, and north america.