By the end of the seventeenth century, what best characterized the role of Europeans in Asia?
A) European colonists had seized several substantial Asian territories.
B) The Dutch had displaced the Portuguese and English as the sole European presence in Asia.
C) Europeans in Asia were primarily missionaries, who lacked commercial interests.
D) Europeans held a few coastal enclaves and had not significantly transformed Asian trade.

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By the end of the seventeenth century, Europeans had established a presence in Asia, but their influence was largely confined to a few coastal enclaves. They had not yet significantly transformed the broader patterns of Asian trade, which continued to be dominated by Asian merchants and rulers.

By the End of the Seventeenth Century, What Best Characterized