First Pacific voyage. Abel Tasman was born in 1603 in Lutjegast in what is now the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. In 1633, Tasman went to Batavia in service of the VOC; four years later he was back in Amsterdam.Tasman signed on for another ten years and took his wife along to Batavia.n 1639 Tasman was sent as second in command of an exploring expedition in the north Pacific under Matthijs Quast. His fleet included the ships Engel and Gracht and reached Fort Zeelandia (Dutch Formosa) and Deshima.
A democracy is a government run by the people. Each citizen has a say (or vote) in how the government is run. This is different from a monarchy or dictatorship where one person (the king or dictator) has all the power. There are two main types of democracies: direct and representative.
Report Abuse. The United States of America's government is a democratic republic. A democratic republic is a form of government in which is a mixture if a democracy and republic.Source(s): My teacher and my textbook.Majlinda Â· 1 year ago.eport Abuse. The United States of America's government is a democratic republic. A democratic republic is a form of government in which is a mixture if a democracy and republic.