The Netherlands Won Independence Part 1

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Created Jan 6, 2010
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1	Who were the enemies of the Dutch?	Spain
2	What was the main the religion of the Dutch?	Protestinism
3	The Dutch rebellion occurred where?	South Belgium and North Netherlands
4	The Dutch rebellion is known as _____ or_____	Netherlands or lower countries
5	How were the Dutch different from Phillip II's Spain?	Everything really; culture, custom, and religion
6	How did Spain try to dominate the Dutch?	By converting them to Catholicism
7	Who past on the Netherlands to Phillip II as a part of the Holy Roman Empire?	Charles V
8	Who did Phillip send to govern the Netherlands?	His sister, Margaret
9	How did Margaret rule the Netherlands?	1. Raised the taxes 2. Prohibited Protestantism
10	What fraction of the Netherlands were Calvinists?	1/3
11	Define Calvinists	Minority however were strong group that consisted of wealthy merchants and powerful nobles
12	What occurred in 1566 in the Netherlands?	Angry Calvinists rampaged Catholic churches
13	Who were called seabeggars?	Calvinists
14	What did Calvinists destroy of the Catholics?	Windows, books and ornaments
15	What did the Duke of Alva do against the Dutch?	He called them heretics and executed 15,000 with 20,000 soldiers of Phillip II's men
16	What was the significance of 1571 in the Netherlands?	The Dutch had controlled the Northern part of the Netherlands
17	The war in 1568 was between who and who?	Catholics and Protestants but later resulted between the Dutch and the Spanish
18	What was the reason the Prince of William of Orange fought?	For his political views and not religious ones.
19	What was William of Orange's religious background?	Born a Lutheran but raised a Catholic
20	What was another name for William of Orange?	William the Silent
21	What was the reaction of the different provinces of Holland when war broke against the Dutch...	7 of Holland's provinces united against Spain
22	Why was the Netherlands known as lower countries?	Because most of it was under sea level
23	William the Silent's first two battles were resulted both as a ____ because_________	Loss because Spain was wealthier
24	After his first two battles, what did William the Silent do?	He freed towns from Spain along the coast
25	What was William the Silents strategy against the Spanish?	He opened flood doors to the Spanish soldiers several times
26	What was the significance of 1581?	Netherlands declare freedom from Spain