What was the significance of the 1623 'Amboyna Massacre'?
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Correct answer: The Dutch executed English traders at Ambon to seize the Spice Islands
The massacre of English East India Company personnel by the VOC on Ambon Island solidified Dutch control over the lucrative clove trade. It effectively forced the English to focus their colonial efforts on India instead of the East Indies.
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