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Dutch Republic Dbq Analysis
Allie Curran Period 1 Dutch Republic D.B.Q. In the middle of the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic, made up of seven provinces, dominated international trade. However, from 1650 to 1713, the Dutch started facing military conflicts with other countries across Europe. These conflicts threatened Dutch security, unity, and prosperity. Amsterdam was the leading banking and trading center in Europe. There were three main trade routes from the Dutch Republic. The Dutch traded slaves, spices, luxury goods, grain, timber and iron. Although the Dutch dominated trade for a while, a problem arose. England also wanted to make money through trade, but both countries were right next to each other. This began a military …show more content…
Now that wars were being fought, the security of the Republic was also being threatened. In order to have peace and protection against France and England, the government would have to raise taxes. Because Holland was the main and only wealthy province, the Dutch Republic could not run efficiently. Document 4 states that the government of the Dutch Republic was shattered and that Holland would have to pay for the war because the other provinces couldn’t afford it. Document 4 was written by an English ambassador so the reliability of the document is questionable. George Downing was reporting to the English government, so he could’ve been telling them what they wanted to hear. The Dutch government tried recruiting men to fight against the French armies, but there was no money to support them (document 10). The only citizens that could help pay money that was necessary for war, were the citizens of Amsterdam. It is known that Amsterdam was a place filled with merchants, and they were not happy with the Dutch government. Merchants wanted peace and protection, but they weren’t willing to pay for it or volunteer themselves to protect their country. Citizens did not want to be turned into soldiers and they wanted low taxes (document 5). This document shows that unity in Holland was becoming
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