The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648
Ben Potter, Colten Stoddard, Dylan Thompson
Summary
Causes
King Phillip the 2nd's uncompromising nature - Heavy taxes on the dutch people and prosecution of the protestants
The Starving Population - Bad harvests and unemployment caused by high taxes
Direct Cause - When the Spanish executed the Counts Egmont and Horne in Brussels.
Course
1576 - Spanish Fury, Leads the Netherlands to unite against Spanish rule
1584 - William the Silent is assasinated
1585 - Treaty of Nonsuch, the English aid the Dutch
1596 - The Triple alliance, The English, French, and Dutch unite against the Spanish
1609-1621 - Twelve Years' Truce
1621-1648 - The Final Stages
Key Figures
King Phillip II
King Charles V
William the Silent
Main Significance
Outcomes
Primary Source
People started to say that the revolt was not over religion, but constitutional and political grounds. The common good has more importance than the loyalty to the king. There was a growing debate on what form of government in the growing state of the Netherlands and whether or not it will support the common good.
Gerrits, G.H. "The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt: 1555-1590." Canadian Journal of History, vol. 29, no. 2, 1994, p. 394+. Student Resources In Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A15772236/SUIC?u=pennhs&sid=SUIC&xid=61242bc5. Accessed 20 Sept. 2018.