Royal African Company

Target entity: Royal African Company
Context triple: [British Empire, majorCompany, Royal African Company]

• A. Muscovy Company
  The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
• B. Dutch West India Company
  The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
• C. British East India Company
  The British East India Company was a powerful English trading corporation that dominated commerce and colonial expansion in India and Asia from the 17th to the 19th century.
• D. Dutch East India Company
  The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
• E. The Manhattan Company
  The Manhattan Company was a historic New York financial institution founded in 1799 that evolved through mergers into part of what became Chase Manhattan Bank.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Royal African Company
Target entity description: The Royal African Company was a 17th- and 18th-century English trading company that held a monopoly over British trade on the West African coast, playing a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.

• A. Muscovy Company
  The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
• B. Dutch West India Company
  The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
• C. British East India Company
  The British East India Company was a powerful English trading corporation that dominated commerce and colonial expansion in India and Asia from the 17th to the 19th century.
• D. Dutch East India Company
  The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
• E. The Manhattan Company
  The Manhattan Company was a historic New York financial institution founded in 1799 that evolved through mergers into part of what became Chase Manhattan Bank.
• F. None of above. chosen