Context: The States General of the United Provinces were in control of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Dutch West India Company (WIC), but some shipping expeditions were initiated by some of the provinces, mostly Holland and/or Zeeland.

Question: Who was in control of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Dutch West India Company (WIC)?
Answer: The States General of the United Provinces

Question: Some shipping expeditions were mostly initiated by which provinces?
Answer: Holland and/or Zeeland

Question: What companies were the shipping expedition in control of?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What group was in control of Holland and Zeeland?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did the VOC and WIC initiate?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What were Holland and Zeeland in control of?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What endeavor was started by the VOC and the WIC?
Answer: Unanswerable